Cigan

Romanian

Etymology

From Cig +‎ -an.

Proper noun

Cigan m (genitive/dative lui Cigan)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

References
  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános, “Gypsy”), from a word meaning "untouchable".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sîɡaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧gan

Proper noun

Cȉgān m (Cyrillic spelling Ци̏га̄н)

  1. (offensive) male Gypsy
    Synonym: Gabelj

Declension
Declension of Cigan
singular plural
nominative Cȉgān Cȉgani
genitive Cȉgāna Cȉgāna
dative Cȉgānu Cȉgānima
accusative Cȉgāna Cȉgāne
vocative Cȉgāne Cȉgāni
locative Cȉgānu Cȉgānima
instrumental Cȉgānom Cȉgānima
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