Cigan

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Cig +‎ -an.

Proper noun[edit]

Cigan m (genitive/dative lui Cigan)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

References[edit]

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános, “Gypsy”), from a word meaning "untouchable".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡sîɡaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧gan

Proper noun[edit]

Cȉgān m (Cyrillic spelling Ци̏га̄н)

  1. (offensive) male Gypsy
    Synonym: Gabelj

Declension[edit]

Declension of Cigan
singular plural
nominative Cȉgān Cȉgani
genitive Cȉgāna Cȉgāna
dative Cȉgānu Cȉgānima
accusative Cȉgāna Cȉgāne
vocative Cȉgāne Cȉgāni
locative Cȉgānu Cȉgānima
instrumental Cȉgānom Cȉgānima

Related terms[edit]

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