"kaffer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Afrikaans]

IPA: /ˈkafər/ Forms: kaffers [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch kaffer, from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|kaffer}} Dutch kaffer, {{der|af|pt|cafre}} Portuguese cafre, {{der|af|ar|كَافِر||infidel}} Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|kaffers|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} kaffer (plural kaffers), {{af-noun|kaffers}} kaffer (plural kaffers)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: kaffir
    Sense id: en-kaffer-af-noun-qAfxOKhr Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans ethnic slurs

Noun [Danish]

Head templates: {{head|da|noun form|g=c}} kaffer c
  1. indefinite plural of kaffe Tags: common-gender, form-of, indefinite, plural Form of: kaffe
    Sense id: en-kaffer-da-noun-7xVfndss
  2. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu. Tags: common-gender, offensive
    Sense id: en-kaffer-da-noun-qAfxOKhr Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈkɑ.fər/ Forms: kaffers [plural], kaffertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑfər Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|pt|cafre}} Portuguese cafre, {{der|nl|ar|كَافِر||infidel}} Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|kaffertje}} kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)
  1. (originally derogatory) A non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nl-noun-0faWqbkL
  2. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu. Tags: masculine, offensive Synonyms: neger, zwarte, nikker [ethnic, offensive, slur]
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nl-noun-qAfxOKhr Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 66 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kafferlelie
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈkɑ.fər/ Forms: kaffers [plural], kaffertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑfər Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|yi}} Yiddish [Term?] Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|kaffertje}} kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)
  1. (derogatory) A stupid person, a numskull. Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: steenezel, uilskuiken Derived forms: uitkafferen
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nl-noun-G-kp3fxX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kafferlelie
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: kaffers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kaffer (plural kaffers)
  1. Alternative form of kaffir. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kaffir
    Sense id: en-kaffer-en-noun-ip41s0Ur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /kaf.fer/, [ˈkɑf.fəɾ] Forms: kafferen [definite, singular], kaffere [indefinite, plural], kafferne [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|ar|كَافِر||infidel}} Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”)
  1. An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language Tags: masculine Synonyms (speaker of any Bantu language): bantu
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nb-noun-w1KuiZLA Disambiguation of 'speaker of any Bantu language': 81 19
  2. (derogatory) Any black person Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nb-noun-eWMQNPi-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (derogatory name for black person): neger, nigger, svarting
Disambiguation of 'derogatory name for black person': 52 48

Noun [Vilamovian]

Etymology: From Middle High German gaffer. Etymology templates: {{der|wym|gmh|gaffer}} Middle High German gaffer Head templates: {{head|wym|noun|||||f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=}} kaffer m, {{wym-noun|g=m}} kaffer m
  1. camphor Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Organic compounds

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kaffer meaning in All languages combined (9.4kB)

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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "Afrikaans terms derived from Arabic",
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        "Afrikaans terms derived from Portuguese",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
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        "common-gender",
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}

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    "Dutch lemmas",
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    "Dutch terms derived from Arabic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Dutch terms derived from Yiddish",
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        "plural"
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        "neuter"
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        "Dutch derogatory terms"
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        "A stupid person, a numskull."
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɑ.fər/"
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}

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        "English nouns"
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}

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        "definite",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "definite",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language"
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          "Bantu",
          "Bantu"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål derogatory terms"
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        "Any black person"
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        [
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      ],
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        "(derogatory) Any black person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kaf.fer/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkɑf.fəɾ]"
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    {
      "sense": "speaker of any Bantu language",
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    {
      "sense": "derogatory name for black person",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "derogatory name for black person",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "derogatory name for black person",
      "word": "svarting"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "Vilamovian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vilamovian entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Vilamovian lemmas",
        "Vilamovian masculine nouns",
        "Vilamovian nouns",
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        "wym:Organic compounds"
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