Αθίγγανος

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek Ἀθίγγανος (Athínganos, member of a religious sect), Ἀτσίγγανος (Atsínganos)[1] from privative ἀ- (a-) + the ancient θιγγάνω (thingánō, I touch), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-, same source as Sanskrit देग्धि (degdhi), Latin fingō, Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza, wall), and Old Armenian դէզ (dēz). See τσιγγάνος (tsingános).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈθiŋ.ɡa.nos/
  • Hyphenation: Α‧θίγ‧γα‧νος

Proper noun

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Αθίγγανος (Athínganosm (plural Αθίγγανοι, feminine Αθίγγανη or Αθιγγανίδα)

  1. A Gypsy, a Rom, a member of the Romani people.
    Synonyms: Ρομά (Romá), τσιγγάνος (tsingános)
  2. (historical) Follower of the Christian sect of Melchizedek.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ αθίγγανος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language