Zigeunern.adj.

Brit.

/tsɪˈɡɔɪnə/,

/zɪˈɡɔɪnə/, U.S.

/tsɪˈɡɔɪnər/,

/zɪˈɡɔɪnər/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Zigeuners.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Zigeuner.

Etymology: < German Zigeuner Romani person (15th cent. in early modern German, also as zigīner, zegīner, zigeiner, zeguner, zigüner, cigäwnär, zeganer; plural Zigeuner ), ultimately < medieval Greek τσίγγανος (see Tzigane n.). Compare Zigeunerin n.Compare Middle French (Switzerland) cheguner Romani person (1465; < early modern German zigüner). Compare an earlier instance in English, transmitted via post-classical Latin, and showing a plural form in -i after the Latin plural form:1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vii. iv. 1348 These Carendies haue no Proper and setled dwellings, but wander in the Countrie hither and thither, almost as our Cingari, and Zigeuneri [Ger. wie pey uns die Zigeiner, L. ut nostri Cingari sive Zigeuneri].

A. n.

Esp. in German-speaking countries or in Hungary: a member of the Romani people, a Gypsy. Now rare and often considered offensive.Not fully naturalized in English.

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1802 Universal Mag. Knowl. & Pleasure Dec. 399/2 The numbers of the Zigeuners, or Gypsies in Hungary, are about 17,000.

1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 May 274/1 In winter-time, when the pasturage disappears, and subsistence becomes more difficult, the zigeuners draw nearer to settled parts of the country.

1962 Times 3 Jan. 6 From two million Zigeuners three years ago—a figure already held to be exaggerated—the number claimed today has risen to 12 million.

B. adj. (in attributive use).

Designating a Zigeuner; of or relating to Zigeuners; esp. of, relating to, or characteristic of traditional central European Romani music.

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1869 J. C. Byrne Pictures Hungarian Life iii. 87 Liszt..gives a most interesting account of a promising zigeuner lad, on whom he tried the experiment of musical training.

1946 Billboard 11 May 33/1 Billy Reid's ‘Gypsy’ tees off with a typical ‘zigeuner’ fiddle intro as a scene setter.

2001 Canberra Times (Nexis) 26 Dec. a20 Vardos, a new folk ensemble specialising in the popular Zigeuner tradition, playing Romanian and Hungarian music.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zigeuner
释义	Zigeunern.adj. Brit. /tsɪˈɡɔɪnə/, /zɪˈɡɔɪnə/, U.S. /tsɪˈɡɔɪnər/, /zɪˈɡɔɪnər/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Zigeuners. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Zigeuner. Etymology: < German Zigeuner Romani person (15th cent. in early modern German, also as zigīner, zegīner, zigeiner, zeguner, zigüner, cigäwnär, zeganer; plural Zigeuner ), ultimately < medieval Greek τσίγγανος (see Tzigane n.). Compare Zigeunerin n.Compare Middle French (Switzerland) cheguner Romani person (1465; < early modern German zigüner). Compare an earlier instance in English, transmitted via post-classical Latin, and showing a plural form in -i after the Latin plural form:1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vii. iv. 1348 These Carendies haue no Proper and setled dwellings, but wander in the Countrie hither and thither, almost as our Cingari, and Zigeuneri [Ger. wie pey uns die Zigeiner, L. ut nostri Cingari sive Zigeuneri]. A. n. Esp. in German-speaking countries or in Hungary: a member of the Romani people, a Gypsy. Now rare and often considered offensive.Not fully naturalized in English. 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 1802 Universal Mag. Knowl. & Pleasure Dec. 399/2 The numbers of the Zigeuners, or Gypsies in Hungary, are about 17,000. 1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 May 274/1 In winter-time, when the pasturage disappears, and subsistence becomes more difficult, the zigeuners draw nearer to settled parts of the country. 1962 Times 3 Jan. 6 From two million Zigeuners three years ago—a figure already held to be exaggerated—the number claimed today has risen to 12 million. B. adj. (in attributive use). Designating a Zigeuner; of or relating to Zigeuners; esp. of, relating to, or characteristic of traditional central European Romani music. ΚΠ 1869 J. C. Byrne Pictures Hungarian Life iii. 87 Liszt..gives a most interesting account of a promising zigeuner lad, on whom he tried the experiment of musical training. 1946 Billboard 11 May 33/1 Billy Reid's ‘Gypsy’ tees off with a typical ‘zigeuner’ fiddle intro as a scene setter. 2001 Canberra Times (Nexis) 26 Dec. a20 Vardos, a new folk ensemble specialising in the popular Zigeuner tradition, playing Romanian and Hungarian music. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1802
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