orgán
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Czech
Etymology
Via German Organ from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”),[1] from *ἔργειν (érgein, “to work”).
Pronunciation
Noun
orgán m inan (diminutive orgánek)
- organ (part of an organism)
- authority, body (functional part of a government or an organization; organized group of people)
- orgány činné v trestním řízení ― authorities active in criminal procedure
- státní orgány ― state authorities
Declension
Related terms
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “orgán”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “orgán”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “orgán”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “orgán”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish organ (altered to contain the suffix -án), from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “instrument”).
Noun
orgán m (genitive singular orgáin, nominative plural orgáin)
Declension
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Derived terms
- bairille-orgán m (“barrel-organ”)
- comhla orgáin f (“shutter of organ”)
- lochta orgáin (“organ loft”)
- orgán bairille m (“barrel-organ”)
- orgán sráide m (“street organ”)
- orgánach m (“organism”)
- orgánach (“organic”, adjective)
- orgánachas m (“organicism”)
- orgánaí m (“organist”)
- orgánaid f (“organelle”)
- orgánta (“organ-like, swelling”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| orgán | n-orgán | horgán | t-orgán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “orgán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “orgán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN