marginaliteit
Dutch
Etymology
From marginaal + -iteit: from French marginal, from Medieval Latin marginalis, itself from Latin margo 'edge' (from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- "edge, boundary") + -alis '-al'
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mar‧gi‧na‧li‧teit
Noun
marginaliteit f (uncountable)
- The status marginality, being marginal, outcast etc.
- (absolute use, direct article only: de marginaliteit) A marginal way of life, life on the edge, living as an outcast
- Na zijn bankroet belandde hij definitief in de marginaliteit
- After his bankrupcy, he landed in the edge for good
Related terms
- marginaal
- marginaliseren
- marginaliteitsbeginsel
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