allochtoon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French allochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑlɔxˈtoːn/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧loch‧toon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Adjective

allochtoon (comparative allochtoner, superlative allochtoonst)

  1. allochthonous

Inflection
Inflection of allochtoon
uninflected allochtoon
inflected allochtone
comparative allochtoner
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial allochtoonallochtonerhet allochtoonst
het allochtoonste
indefinite m./f. sing. allochtoneallochtonereallochtoonste
n. sing. allochtoonallochtonerallochtoonste
plural allochtoneallochtonereallochtoonste
definite allochtoneallochtonereallochtoonste
partitive allochtoonsallochtoners—

Antonyms

Noun

allochtoon m (plural allochtonen, diminutive allochtoontje n)

  1. A person (or thing) originating abroad.
    1. (law, demography) A person of non-native descent, having been born abroad or having foreign parents or grandparents (legal and demographic definitions vary).
  2. (colloquial, potentially offensive) A person of non-Western descent.

Usage notes

Use in the meaning “person of non-Western descent” is often considered racist and considered incorrect by those adhering to more formal definitions. The word in reference to people is avoided by the Dutch government in the formal senses as well since 2016.

Antonyms
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