allochtoon
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French allochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑlɔxˈtoːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧loch‧toon
- Rhymes: -oːn
Inflection
| 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 | — | |
Antonyms
Noun
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 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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