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Slovak
Etymology
Possibly from an Ancient Greek term meaning "untouchable"; compare the modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi).[1][2][3] Cognates include Hungarian cigány, English tzigane, Polish Cygan, Russian цыган (cygan).
Noun
Cigán m pers (female equivalent Cigánka, related adjective cigánsky, diminutive Cigánik, augmentative Cigánisko)
- a Gypsy, a Roma
- Synonym: Róm
Usage notes
- The term Cigán, still the prevailing term informally and in historical usage, is often intentionally derogatory. Careful speakers use the term Róm due to such connotations of the former.
Declension
Declension of
Cigán (pattern
chlap)
Proper noun
Cigán m pers (female equivalent Cigánová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of
Cigán (pattern
chlap)
References
- ^ 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
- ^ 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
- ^ 1993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1
Further reading
- “Cigán”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024