orgán

See also: organ, Organ, and òrgan

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈorɡaːn]

Noun

orgán m inan

  1. organ (part of an organism)
  2. authority, body (functional part of a government or an organization; organized group of people)
    orgány činné v trestním řízeníauthorities active in criminal procedure
    státní orgánystate authorities

Declension

References

  1. "orgán" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • orgán in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • orgán in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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)

  1. (music) organ
  2. (anatomy) organ

Declension

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

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
orgán n-orgán horgán t-orgán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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