Cikán

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See also: cikán and çıkan

Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from an Ancient Greek term meaning "untouchable"; compare the modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi).[1][2][3] Cognates include Hungarian cigány, English tzigane, Italian zigano, Portuguese cigano, Polish Cygan, Russian цыган (cygan), German Zigeuner, and Spanish cíngaro.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪkaːn]
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧kán

Noun[edit]

Cikán m anim (feminine Cikánka)

  1. a Gypsy, a Romani
    Synonym: Rom

Usage notes[edit]

  • The term Cikán/cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by some. Consequently, careful speakers use the term Rom instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Cikán (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Cikán Cikánové, Cikáni
genitive Cikána Cikánů
dative Cikánovi, Cikánu Cikánům
accusative Cikána Cikány
vocative Cikáne Cikánové, Cikáni
locative Cikánovi, Cikánu Cikánech
instrumental Cikánem Cikány

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
  2. ^ 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
  3. ^ 1993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1

Further reading[edit]

  • Cikán in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • cikán in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • cikán in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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