цыган

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”).

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Noun

цыга́н • (cygán) m anim (genitive цыга́на, nominative plural цыга́не, genitive plural цыга́н, feminine цыга́нка)

  1. Gypsy, Rom
    Synonyms: ро́ма (róma), ромал (romal), рома́лэ (romálɛ)

Usage notes

  • Usually not considered offensive, the alternative forms: ром (rom), рома́ (romá), ро́ма (róma) are not common or widely accepted, even among Russian-speaking Romani people.

Declension

Declension of цыга́н (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg) 
singular plural
nominative цыга́н
cygán 		цыга́не△
cygáne△
genitive цыга́на
cygána 		цыга́н△
cygán△
dative цыга́ну
cygánu 		цыга́нам
cygánam
accusative цыга́на
cygána 		цыга́н△
cygán△
instrumental цыга́ном
cygánom 		цыга́нами
cygánami
prepositional цыга́не
cygáne 		цыга́нах
cygánax

△ Irregular.

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Descendants

  • → Armenian: ցիգան (cʻigan)
  • → Azerbaijani: sıqan
  • → Bashkir: сиған (siğan)
  • → Yakut: сыгаан (sıgaan)
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