orgán
Czech
Etymology
Via German Organ from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”),[1] from *ἔργειν (érgein, “to work”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈorɡaːn]
Noun
orgán m inan (diminutive orgánek)
- organ (part of an organism)
- authority, body (functional part of a government or an organization; organized group of people)
- orgány činné v trestním řízení ― authorities active in criminal procedure
- státní orgány ― state authorities
Declension
Declension of orgán (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | orgán | orgány |
| genitive | orgánu | orgánů |
| dative | orgánu | orgánům |
| accusative | orgán | orgány |
| vocative | orgáne | orgány |
| locative | orgánu | orgánech |
| instrumental | orgánem | orgány |
Related terms
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “orgán”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “orgán”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “orgán”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “orgán”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish organ (altered to contain the suffix -án), from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “instrument”).
Noun
orgán m (genitive singular orgáin, nominative plural orgáin)
Declension
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Derived terms
- bairille-orgán m (“barrel-organ”)
- comhla orgáin f (“shutter of organ”)
- lochta orgáin (“organ loft”)
- orgán bairille m (“barrel-organ”)
- orgán sráide m (“street organ”)
- orgánach m (“organism”)
- orgánach (“organic”, adjective)
- orgánachas m (“organicism”)
- orgánaí m (“organist”)
- orgánaid f (“organelle”)
- orgánta (“organ-like, swelling”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| orgán | n-orgán | horgán | t-orgán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “orgán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “orgán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN