orgován

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Serbo-Croatian jȍrgovān (“lilac”), from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان (ergavân, erguvân), from Persian ارغوان (arğavân, arğuvân, “purple; Judas tree”), from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' (argawān, “purple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 / 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu, argawannu, “tribute; purple (of textile)”), probably via Aramaic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈorɡovaːn/

Noun

orgován m inan (genitive singular orgovánu, nominative plural orgovány, genitive plural orgovánov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. (botany) lilac

Declension
Declension of orgován
singular plural
nominative orgován orgovány
genitive orgovánu orgovánov
dative orgovánu orgovánom
accusative orgován orgovány
locative orgováne orgovánoch
instrumental orgovánom orgovánmi

References
  • “orgován”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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