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English
Noun
aborigin (plural aborigins )
( obsolete ) Aboriginal . [ 1]
References
^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002 ), “aborigin”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles , 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press , →ISBN , page 6.
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Australian English aborigine .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /a.bo.ri.ɡɪn/
Rhymes: -ɡɪn
Hyphenation: a‧bo‧ri‧gin
Noun
aborigin (plural aborigin -aborigin )
an Australian Aboriginal person
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Aboriginer i Australia . — Aborigines in Australia .
Etymology
Most likely from English aborigine , from Aborigines , from Latin aborīginēs , from both ab- ( “ from, away from, off ” ) , from ab ( “ from, away from, on, in ” ) , from Proto-Italic *ab , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó ( “ off, away ” ) + and from orīgine , ablative singular of orīgō ( “ beginning, origin, source ” ) , from both orior ( “ to originate, be born ” ) , from Proto-Italic *orjōr , from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- ( “ to stir, rise ” ) + and from -īgō ( suffix forming deverbal nouns ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /abɔrɪˈɡiːn/
Rhymes: -iːn
Hyphenation: ab‧or‧ig‧in
Noun
aborigin m (definite singular aboriginen , indefinite plural aboriginer , definite plural aboriginene )
an Aboriginal ( aboriginal inhabitant of Australia and surrounding islands in Oceania )
Synonym: urinnbygger
1969 , Farmand :aboriginer i Australia og Ny-Guinea Aborigines in Australia and New Guinea
2015 March 11, Sunnmørsposten :man antar at rundt én million aboriginer bodde i Australia før britene slo seg ned i 1788 It is estimated that around one million Aborigines lived in Australia before the British settled in 1788
1996 , Arbeiderbladet :hun de australske urinnvånernes, aboriginernes, kultur, historie og språk she the culture, history and language of the indigenous peoples of Australia
2000 , Tove Nilsen , Etter Kairo , page 185 :aboriginere lyttet til steinene og det var bare de døve som kunne si at steiner var fri for rytme aborigines listened to the stones and only the deaf could say that the stones were free of rhythm
Synonyms
australneger ( “ Aborigine ” ) ( obsolete, may be perceived as derogatory )
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin Aborīginēs .
Noun
aborigin m (definite singular aboriginen , indefinite plural aboriginar , definite plural aboriginane )
an Aboriginal (aboriginal inhabitant of Australia )
References
Swedish
Noun
aborigin c
an Aboriginal (an aboriginal inhabitant of Australia )
Declension