τσιγγάνος
See also: Τσιγγάνος
Greek
Alternative forms
- Τσιγγάνος m (Tsingános)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos), (Ἀθίγγανος (Ἀthínganos)), ultimately from either the name of a Christian sect[1] or a word meaning "untouchable" from ἀ- (ἀ-, “not”) + θιγγάνω (thingáno, “to touch”)[2][3][4].
Noun
τσιγγάνος • (tsingános) m (plural τσιγγάνοι, feminine τσιγγάνα)
- Gypsy, Gipsy
Declension
declension of τσιγγάνος
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τσιγγάνος • | τσιγγάνοι • |
| genitive | τσιγγάνου • | τσιγγάνων • |
| accusative | τσιγγάνο • | τσιγγάνους • |
| vocative | τσιγγάνε • | τσιγγάνοι • |
References
- 2010, Gabriela Brozba, Between reality and myth: A corpus-based analysis of the stereotypic image of some Romanian ethnic minorities, page 42
- 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
- 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
- 1993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1