nikker

Betekenis (Engels)

a nigger (offensive slur for a black person)

Sinonieme

neger

nixe

roetmop

moorkop

watergeest

Vertalings

nigger

negro

Nix

nègre

mayate

zenci

bougnoul

negro

Neger

زنج

Nigger

négro

Mohr

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnɪkər/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Engels: nigger

Geërf van Middle Dutch: nicker

In summary

Borrowed from English nigger, from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin niger (“shining black”); but also influenced by etymology 2 as nixies were believed to be of a dark colour. Doublet of neger.