allochtoon
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French allochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
allochtoon (comparative allochtoner, superlative allochtoonst)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of allochtoon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | allochtoon | |||
| inflected | allochtone | |||
| comparative | allochtoner | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | allochtoon | allochtoner | het allochtoonst het allochtoonste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | allochtone | allochtonere | allochtoonste |
| n. sing. | allochtoon | allochtoner | allochtoonste | |
| plural | allochtone | allochtonere | allochtoonste | |
| definite | allochtone | allochtonere | allochtoonste | |
| partitive | allochtoons | allochtoners | — | |
AntonymsEdit
NounEdit
allochtoon m (plural allochtonen, diminutive allochtoontje n)
- A person (or thing) originating abroad.
- (law, demography) A person of non-native descent, having been born abroad or having foreign parents or grandparents (legal and demographic definitions vary).
- (colloquial, potentially offensive) A person of non-Western descent.
Usage notesEdit
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.