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# {{lb|nl|informal}} a [[black]] person, a [[Negro]] {{q|male or of unspecified gender}}
# {{lb|nl|colloquial|possibly offensive}} a [[black]] person, a [[Negro]] {{q|male or of unspecified gender}}


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
* For many speakers in Belgium and the Netherlands it was considered to be a neutral term, but since the start of the 21st century it is increasingly considered to be hurtful, condescending and/or discriminatory.<ref>[https://www.vandale.nl/gratis-woordenboek/nederlands/betekenis/neger "Standard Dictionary of the Dutch Language: neger"]. Van Dale (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.</ref><ref> [https://www.taaltelefoon.be/zwarte-neger-negerin "zwarte / neger / negerin"]. www.taaltelefoon.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.</ref><ref> [https://vrttaal.net/taaladvies-taalkwestie/neger "neger"]. VRT Taal (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.</ref>
* For many speakers in Belgium and the Netherlands it is a neutral and non-offensive way to refer to someone with a darker skin colour. In recent years under influence of the offensiveness of the etymologically related English {{m|en|nigger}} and {{m|en|Negro}}, some speakers do take offence, making it a topic of some debate whether the word can still be used neutrally or not, with varying opinions being held.
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* The synonym ''{{l|nl|zwarte}}'' or ''zwarte persoon/man/vrouw'' can be used as a neutral alternative in all geographies and circumstances.
* In Suriname, the word is a derogatory term, except when used in the compounds ''{{l|nl|bosneger}}'' and ''{{l|nl|stadsneger}}''.<ref>{{R:nl:Etymologiebank|neger}}</ref>
* In Suriname, the word is a derogatory term, except when used in the compounds ''{{l|nl|bosneger}}'' and ''{{l|nl|stadsneger}}''.<ref>{{R:nl:Etymologiebank|neger}}</ref>
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* The synonym ''{{l|nl|zwarte}}'' can be used as a neutral alternative in all geographies and circumstances.


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====

Revision as of 01:20, 11 August 2020

See also: Neger and néger

English

Etymology

Perhaps from French nègre, from Spanish negro; or perhaps a variant of nigger.

Noun

neger (plural negers)

  1. (rare, sometimes eye dialect) Synonym of nigger [from 16th c.]
    • c. 1700 ‘The Saint Turn'd Sinner’ (ballad):
      The Parson still more eager, / Than lustful Turk or Neger, / Took up her lower Garment, / And said there was no harm in't, / According to the Text.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈneːjɐ], [ˈneːjɐ]

Noun

neger c (singular definite negeren, plural indefinite negre)

  1. (derogatory, now offensive) a dark-skinned person, especially a person of, or primarily of, Negro descent
  2. a ghostwriter

Declension

Declension of neger
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative neger negeren negre negrene
genitive negers negerens negres negrenes

or

Declension of neger
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative neger negeren negere negerne
genitive negers negerens negeres negernes


Usage notes

The term neger is not quite as offensive as English nigger, but is now generally considered offensive by most people; in its place, the term sort (“black”) is preferred.

Synonyms

Further reading

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneː.ɣər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ne‧ger
  • Rhymes: -eːɣər

Noun

neger m (plural negers, diminutive negertje n, feminine negerin)

  1. (colloquial, possibly offensive) a black person, a Negro (male or of unspecified gender)

Usage notes

  • For many speakers in Belgium and the Netherlands it was considered to be a neutral term, but since the start of the 21st century it is increasingly considered to be hurtful, condescending and/or discriminatory.[1][2][3]
  • The synonym zwarte or zwarte persoon/man/vrouw can be used as a neutral alternative in all geographies and circumstances.
  • In Suriname, the word is a derogatory term, except when used in the compounds bosneger and stadsneger.[4]

Synonyms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: neger

References

  1. ^ "Standard Dictionary of the Dutch Language: neger". Van Dale (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "zwarte / neger / negerin". www.taaltelefoon.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "neger". VRT Taal (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “neger”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams

German

Adjective

neger

  1. (Austria, colloquial, dated, possibly offensive) broke, bankrupt

See also

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) neger

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of negō

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).

Noun

neger m (definite singular negeren, indefinite plural negere or negre or negrer, definite plural negerne or negrene)

  1. a Negro (sometimes derogatory and offensive)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).

Noun

neger m (definite singular negeren, indefinite plural negrar, definite plural negrane)

  1. a Negro (sometimes derogatory and offensive)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).

Noun

neger c

  1. (derogatory, now offensive) a negro, a black person

Declension

Declension of neger 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative neger negern negrer negrerna
Genitive negers negerns negrers negrernas

Usage notes

  • The word, potentially having derogatory connotations, has been avoided since the 1960s, primarily in favor of svart (“black”) and afrikan (“African”)

Synonyms

Related terms

Anagrams

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