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* Since about 2010 ''neger'' is increasingly considered to be hurtful, condescending and/or discriminatory, under influence of the offensiveness of the etymologically related English {{m|en|nigger}} and {{m|en|Negro}}.<ref>[https://www.vandale.nl/gratis-woordenboek/nederlands/betekenis/neger "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> It is in particular found offensive by black people with a Surinamese or Antillian background. |
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* 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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Revision as of 17:36, 23 October 2020
English
Etymology
Perhaps from French nègre, from Spanish negro; or perhaps a variant of nigger.
Noun
neger (plural negers)
- (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.
- c. 1700 ‘The Saint Turn'd Sinner’ (ballad):
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).
Pronunciation
Noun
neger c (singular definite negeren, plural indefinite negre)
- (derogatory, now offensive) a dark-skinned person, especially a person of, or primarily of, Negro descent
- a ghostwriter
Declension
or
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
- (dark-skinned, derogatory): nigger, abekat
- (dark-skinned, neutral): sort, farvet, afrikaner, mørkhudet (“dark skinned”)
- (ghostwriter): ghostwriter
Further reading
- neger on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
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
Noun
neger m (plural negers, diminutive negertje n, feminine negerin)
- (colloquial, possibly offensive) a black person, a Negro (male or of unspecified gender)
Usage notes
- Since about 2010 neger is increasingly considered to be hurtful, condescending and/or discriminatory, under influence of the offensiveness of the etymologically related English nigger and Negro.[1][2][3] It is in particular found offensive by black people with a Surinamese or Antillian background.
- In Suriname, the word is a derogatory term, except when used in the compounds bosneger and stadsneger.[4]
- For many white speakers in Belgium and the Netherlands it is still intended as a neutral way to refer to someone with a darker skin colour, though this is increasingly associated with the older generations and lower socio-economic strata.
- The synonym zwarte or zwarte persoon/man/vrouw can be used as a neutral alternative in all geographies and circumstances.
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: neger
References
- ^ "neger". Van Dale (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "zwarte / neger / negerin". www.taaltelefoon.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "neger". VRT Taal (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “neger”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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German
Adjective
neger
- (Austria, colloquial, dated, possibly offensive) broke, bankrupt
See also
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) neger
Norwegian Bokmål
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)
- a Negro (sometimes derogatory and offensive)
References
- “neger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).
Noun
neger m (definite singular negeren, indefinite plural negrar, definite plural negrane)
- a Negro (sometimes derogatory and offensive)
References
- “neger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).
Noun
neger c
- (derogatory, now offensive) a negro, a black person
Declension
Declension of neger | ||||
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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”)
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