Zigeuner – German noun declension

Noun: Zigeuner
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Genitive

Dative

Accusative

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like Zigeuner

Flugsaurier, Wellness-Center, Kampfradler, Weichspüler, Hackschnitzel, Muschilecker, Spiralbohrer, Korbmacher, Fabeldichter, Rosinenpicker, Gründungsgesellschafter, Fahrradfahrer, Chelatbildner, Meteoritenschauer, Dansweiler, Brixener, Landsberger, Schwertel, Eichelhäher, Mühlenberger, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

1. Middle High German Cigäwnär (mentioning, 1420s), compare Zeginer and Ziginer (15th century).
2. Most likely from a Byzantine Greek term meaning "untouchable"; compare the Modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi). Cognate to Hungarian cigány and terms borrowed from it such as English tzigane, Portuguese cigano, French tzigane, Romanian țigan, and Russian цыга́н (cygán); see those entries for other cognates and for more information.
3. The extended senses derive from racist and/or Romantic stereotypes of the Roma. See: Hungarian Nouns 'cigány', English Nouns 'tzigane', Portuguese Nouns 'cigano', French Nouns 'tzigane', Romanian Nouns 'țigan'.

Verbs referencing "Zigeuner"

Italian Nouns zingaro, English Nouns tzigane, English Nouns zigeuner, Dutch Nouns zigeuner, Hungarian Nouns cigány, Czech Nouns Cikán, Romanian Nouns țigan, Faroese Nouns sigoyni, Swedish Nouns zigenare, Danish Nouns sigøjner, English Nouns Zigeuner sauce.

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