单词 | sinti |
释义 | Sintin.adj. A. n. 1. A Romani people of central and eastern Europe. Also occasionally as a count noun: a member of this people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies > person gyptian1533 Egyptian1538 Bohemian1574 Gypsy1574 tinker1575 Zingani1581 Zingaro1600 moonman1608 faw1756 vagabond1756 Zingara1756 gitano1761 gitanac1770 nomade1798 Roman1800 Romani1800 Tzigane1802 Zigeuner1802 Sinti1827 piker1838 pikey1838 Rom1841 Zincalo1841 Romanichal1843 nomadian1847 Romany chai1851 didicoi1853 Bedouin1863 gyppo1868 gyp1886 1827 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. VI. c. 254 The same writer considers the modern gypsies, the Zigeunes or Sintis [Fr. Sintes], the descendants of these ancient hordes. 1949 Commentary 8 456/2 Before he [sc. Hitler] came into power, tribes of Sinti..had wandered peacefully from one village to another. 2002 Guardian 31 Aug. 9/7 Most Czechs seeking asylum in Britain are..Roma and Sinti, who cite discrimination in the school and workplace as their motivation for leaving. 2. The dialect of Romani that developed under German influence, spoken by the Sinti people. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > Romany > Romany jargon or cant slum1812 Sinti1896 1896 Trans. Vassar Brothers Inst. 1894–96 7 ii. 100 In Spain the Gypsies call themselves Zincali,..and their language in some parts of Germany is called Sinte. 1998 A. P. Grant in S. Tebbutt Sinti & Roma v. 71 By no means all speakers of Sinti live in Germany, Switzerland, or Austria, although many do. B. adj. Of or relating to the Sinti or their dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [adjective] > Gipsy or Romany > specific Anglo-Egyptian1806 Sinti1846 Anglo-Romani1863 nomad-pastoral1880 1846 New Q. Rev. 7 189 The Gypsy or Sinte names are lost amidst the tribes from which they appear to have sprung. 1969 Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. 48 93 There are a fair number of Sinti speakers in North America and they are mainly nomadic. 2019 Agence France Presse (Nexis) 9 May Over half the 170,000 or so Roma and Sinti people in Italy are Italian citizens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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