Cigán

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See also: cigán and cigan

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 anim

  1. 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
singular plural
nominative Cigán Cigáni
genitive Cigána Cigánov
dative Cigánovi Cigánom
accusative Cigána Cigánov
locative Cigánovi Cigánoch
instrumental Cigánom Cigánmi

References

  1. ^ 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
  2. ^ 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
  3. ^ 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, 2024
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