sigoyni

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish sigøjner, from German Zigeuner, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”).

Noun

sigoyni m (genitive singular signoyna, plural sigoynar)

  1. Gypsy

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sigoyni sigoynin sigoynar sigoynarnir
accusative sigoyna sigoynan sigoynar sigoynarnar
dative sigoyna sigoynanum sigoynum sigoynunum
genitive sigoyna sigoynans sigoyna sigoynanna

Synonyms

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