τσιγγάνος

See also: Τσιγγάνος

Greek

Alternative forms

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)

  1. Gypsy, Gipsy

Declension
declension of τσιγγάνος
singular plural
nominative τσιγγάνος • τσιγγάνοι •
genitive τσιγγάνου • τσιγγάνων •
accusative τσιγγάνο • τσιγγάνους •
vocative τσιγγάνε • τσιγγάνοι •

References
  1. 2010, Gabriela Brozba, Between reality and myth: A corpus-based analysis of the stereotypic image of some Romanian ethnic minorities, page 42
  2. 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
  3. 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
  4. 1993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1
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