sigøjner
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zigeuner, from Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános), older Ἀθίγγανος (Athínganos), originally the name of a Christian sect. A compound of ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + θιγγάνω (thingánō, “to touch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siɡɔjˀnər/, [siˈɡ̊ʌjˀnɐ]
Noun
sigøjner c (singular definite sigøjneren, plural indefinite sigøjnere)
- (usually offensive) Gypsy
Declension
Declension of sigøjner
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sigøjner | sigøjneren | sigøjnere | sigøjnerne |
| genitive | sigøjners | sigøjnerens | sigøjneres | sigøjnernes |
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