pogan

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See also: pògan

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic поганъ (poganŭ) (or a late Common Slavic equivalent), itself borrowed from Medieval Latin paganus. Compare Hungarian pogány. Doublet of păgân, which was inherited from Latin.

Adjective

pogan m or n (feminine singular pogană, masculine plural pogani, feminine and neuter plural pogane) (Oltenia, Banat, Transylvania, rare, archaic)

  1. big (about beings)
  2. ugly (about people)
  3. ruthless (about people)
  4. intense

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From a late Common Slavic, borrowed from Medieval Latin pāgānus. See also pòganin.

Adjective

pògan (definite pòganī, Cyrillic spelling по̀ган)

  1. dirty, filthy
  2. wicked
  3. disgusting

Declension

Noun

pȍgān f (Cyrillic spelling по̏га̄н)

  1. excrement
  2. dirt, filth
  3. an evil, nasty person
  4. something disgusting
  5. Gentile

Declension