discriminatie
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discrīminātio. The current sense “different treatment” derives from English discrimination, from French discrimination.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kri.miˈnaː.(t)si/
- Hyphenation: dis‧cri‧mi‧na‧tie
- Rhymes: -aːtsi
Noun
discriminatie f (plural discriminaties)
- discrimination (different treatment based on demographic or other categorical characteristics)
- (obsolete) distinction, difference
Derived terms
- prijsdiscriminatie
References
- Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press