"neger" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈneː.ɣər/ Audio: Nl-neger.ogg Forms: negers [plural], negertje [diminutive, neuter], negerin [feminine]
Rhymes: -eːɣər Etymology: From earlier negro (“black person”) or from French nègre (“black person”), from Spanish negro (“black person”), from Latin niger (“black”), of uncertain origin but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Etymology templates: {{m|nl|negro|t=black person}} negro (“black person”), {{der|nl|fr|nègre|t=black person}} French nègre (“black person”), {{der|nl|es|negro|t=black person}} Spanish negro (“black person”), {{der|nl|la|niger|t=black}} Latin niger (“black”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|*nókʷts||night}} Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|negertje|f=negerin}} neger m (plural negers, diminutive negertje n, feminine negerin)
  1. (colloquial, now offensive in many contexts) a black person, a Negro (male or of unspecified gender) Wikipedia link: nl:neger Tags: colloquial, masculine, offensive Synonyms: zwarte Related terms: negroïde
    Sense id: en-neger-nl-noun-xFUND9nS Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: bosneger, dobberneger, dresneger, excuusneger, negeren, Negerengels, negerin, negerslaaf, negerstam, negerzoen, nepneger, stadsneger

Inflected forms

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          "word": "bosneger"
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        {
          "word": "dobberneger"
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          "word": "dresneger"
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        {
          "word": "excuusneger"
        },
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        {
          "word": "Negerengels"
        },
        {
          "word": "negerin"
        },
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          "word": "negerslaaf"
        },
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          "word": "negerstam"
        },
        {
          "word": "negerzoen"
        },
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          "word": "nepneger"
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        "(colloquial, now offensive in many contexts) a black person, a Negro (male or of unspecified gender)"
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          "word": "negroïde"
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          "word": "zwarte"
        }
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    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "dobberneger"
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    {
      "word": "dresneger"
    },
    {
      "word": "excuusneger"
    },
    {
      "word": "negeren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Negerengels"
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      "word": "negerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "negerslaaf"
    },
    {
      "word": "negerstam"
    },
    {
      "word": "negerzoen"
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    {
      "word": "nepneger"
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    {
      "word": "stadsneger"
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "negertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negerin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "negroïde"
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        "Dutch offensive terms",
        "Dutch terms derived from French",
        "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Dutch terms derived from Spanish",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eːɣər",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eːɣər/2 syllables"
      ],
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        "a black person, a Negro (male or of unspecified gender)"
      ],
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        "in many contexts"
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      "ipa": "/ˈneː.ɣər/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɣər"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "zwarte"
    }
  ],
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}

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