jorgovan

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ارغوان‎ (ergavân, erguvân), from Persian ارغوان‎ (arğawān, arğuwān, “purple; Judas tree”), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu). Compare jorgováni, adžùvān.

Pronunciation
  • (jȍrgovān): IPA(key): /jôrɡoʋaːn/
  • (jorgòvān): IPA(key): /jorɡǒʋaːn/
  • Hyphenation: jor‧go‧van

Noun

jȍrgovān m (Cyrillic spelling јо̏ргова̄н) or jorgòvān m (Cyrillic spelling јорго̀ва̄н)

  1. lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Declension
Declension of jorgovan
singular plural
nominative jorgovan jorgovani
genitive jorgovana jorgovana
dative jorgovanu jorgovanima
accusative jorgovan jorgovane
vocative jorgovane jorgovani
locative jorgovanu jorgovanima
instrumental jorgovanom jorgovanima

References
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost
  • “jorgovan” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “jorgovan”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 2, Друго фототипско издање edition, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 606
  • Skok, Petar (1972) Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 2, Zagreb: JAZU, page 783
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