neekeri

== Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish neger, from Middle French negre. First attested as an unadapted borrowing in 1771; the form neekeri came into use in the late 19th century (although was probably used colloquially even before then). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneːkeri/, [ˈne̞ːk̟e̞ri] Rhymes: -eːkeri Syllabification(key): nee‧ke‧ri Hyphenation(key): nee‧ke‧ri === Noun === neekeri (offensive, ethnic slur) nigger (person with dark brown skin) (dated, politically incorrect) negro (person of African descent) (dated) journalist (originally humorous, now politically incorrect) a person who performs hard or menial work ==== Usage notes ==== Although originally non-pejorative, use of this term is now chiefly interpreted as offensive. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== musta (“black”) mustaihoinen, tummaihoinen (“dark-skinned”) nekru (offensive) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “neekeri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023