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Organ
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organ orgán òrgan
English
Etymology
From en organ, a metonymic occupational surname for a player of a musical instrument.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en CDP co/Doña Ana County s/New Mexico c/US.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Organ is the 12696th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2431 individuals. Organ is most common among White (84.04%) and Black/African American (10.04%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en agnor nagor grano angor rango groan rag on Goran Ongar Angor Agron argon Garon Rogan Grano Ragon orang Ronga
French
fr:
Etymology
fr oc Organ.
Village Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).
Proper noun
m
fr village dept/Hautes-Pyrénées r/Occitania c/France Organ
Proper noun
mfbysense
fr Occitan
Derived terms
fr organais Organais
Further reading
, page 202
Category:Cassini map
German
Pronunciation
de /ɔʁˈɡaːn/
de De-at-Organ.ogg Austria
de De-Organ.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Or gan
de aːn 2
Noun
n,(e)s
de anatomy an organ
de Die Haut ist unser größtes Organ. The skin is our largest organ.
an organ, a publication (newspaper, etc) of an organization
de Das Witzblatt ist das Organ der Spaßpartei. The Joke Sheet is the organ of the Fun Party.
an organ, a body or organization with a particular purpose or duty
an organ, a part of a government, such as an office or ministry
a voice, especially a loud one.
de Du hast aber auch ein Organ! You have a pretty loud voice, don't you!
Declension
n,(e)s
Hyponyms
de anatomy Atmungsorgan Fortpflanzungsorgan Geruchsorgan Geschlechtsorgan Hohlorgan Lichtsinnesorgan Riechorgan Sinnesorgan Tympanalorgan Verdauungsorgan
de publication Parteiorgan Zentralorgan
de law, administration Aufsichtsorgan Vereinsorgan Verwaltungsorgan
Derived terms
de organisch
Related terms
de Organbank Organschwäche Organspende Organtransplantation Organverpflanzung Organversagen
Descendants
cs orgán 1
References
Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Further reading
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