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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Zigeuner, from Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános), older Ἀθίγγανος (Athínganos), originally the name of a Christian sect. A compound of ἀ- (a-, un-) +‎ θιγγάνω (thingánō, to touch).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siɡɔjˀnər/, [siˈɡ̊ʌjˀnɐ]

Noun

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sigøjner c (singular definite sigøjneren, plural indefinite sigøjnere)

  1. (usually offensive) Gypsy

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