aborigen

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈɔɹ.ə.d͡ʒən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

aborigen (plural aborigens)

1. Alternative form of aborigin [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 19th century.]

Anagrams

• Borinage, Goberian

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish aborigen (“aborigine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aboɾiɡen/ [a.β̞o.ɾi.ɣ̞ẽn]
• Rhymes: -iɡen
• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧ri‧gen

Adjective

aborigen (not comparable)

1. aboriginal

Declension

Declension of aborigen (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		aborigen	aborigena	aborigenak
ergative		aborigenek	aborigenak	aborigenek
dative		aborigeni	aborigenari	aborigenei
genitive		aborigenen	aborigenaren	aborigenen
comitative		aborigenekin	aborigenarekin	aborigenekin
causative		aborigenengatik	aborigenarengatik	aborigenengatik
benefactive		aborigenentzat	aborigenarentzat	aborigenentzat
instrumental		aborigenez	aborigenaz	aborigenez
inessive	anim.	aborigenengan	aborigenarengan	aborigenengan
	inanim.	aborigenetan	aborigenean	aborigenetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	aborigenetako	aborigeneko	aborigenetako
allative	anim.	aborigenengana	aborigenarengana	aborigenengana
	inanim.	aborigenetara	aborigenera	aborigenetara
terminative	anim.	aborigenenganaino	aborigenarenganaino	aborigenenganaino
	inanim.	aborigenetaraino	aborigeneraino	aborigenetaraino
directive	anim.	aborigenenganantz	aborigenarenganantz	aborigenenganantz
	inanim.	aborigenetarantz	aborigenerantz	aborigenetarantz
destinative	anim.	aborigenenganako	aborigenarenganako	aborigenenganako
	inanim.	aborigenetarako	aborigenerako	aborigenetarako
ablative	anim.	aborigenengandik	aborigenarengandik	aborigenengandik
	inanim.	aborigenetatik	aborigenetik	aborigenetatik
partitive		aborigenik	—	—
prolative		aborigentzat	—	—

Noun

aborigen anim

1. aborigine

   Synonym: indigena

Declension

Declension of aborigen (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aborigen	aborigena	aborigenak
ergative	aborigenek	aborigenak	aborigenek
dative	aborigeni	aborigenari	aborigenei
genitive	aborigenen	aborigenaren	aborigenen
comitative	aborigenekin	aborigenarekin	aborigenekin
causative	aborigenengatik	aborigenarengatik	aborigenengatik
benefactive	aborigenentzat	aborigenarentzat	aborigenentzat
instrumental	aborigenez	aborigenaz	aborigenez
inessive	aborigenengan	aborigenarengan	aborigenengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	aborigenengana	aborigenarengana	aborigenengana
terminative	aborigenenganaino	aborigenarenganaino	aborigenenganaino
directive	aborigenenganantz	aborigenarenganantz	aborigenenganantz
destinative	aborigenenganako	aborigenarenganako	aborigenenganako
ablative	aborigenengandik	aborigenarengandik	aborigenengandik
partitive	aborigenik	—	—
prolative	aborigentzat	—	—

Further reading

• “aborigen”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “aborigen”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aborīginēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βuˈɾi.ʒən]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.buˈɾi.ʒən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.boˈɾi.d͡ʒen]

Adjective

aborigen m or f (masculine and feminine plural aborígens)

1. aboriginal, indigenous

   Synonyms: indígena, autòcton

Noun

aborigen m or f by sense (plural aborígens)

1. aborigine

Derived terms

• aborigen australià

Further reading

• “aborigen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “aborigen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “aborigen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “aborigen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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Noun

aborigen

1. aboriginal

Declension

Declension of aborigen

	singular	plural
nominative	aborigen	aborigenler
genitive	aborigenniñ	aborigenlerniñ
dative	aborigenge	aborigenlerge
accusative	aborigenni	aborigenlerni
locative	aborigende	aborigenlerde
ablative	aborigenden	aborigenlerden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aborigène.

Noun

aborigen m (plural aborigeni, feminine equivalent aborigenă)

1. aboriginal person, indigenous person, native (person)

Declension

Declension of aborigen

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) aborigen	aborigenul	(niște) aborigeni	aborigenii
genitive/dative	(unui) aborigen	aborigenului	(unor) aborigeni	aborigenilor
vocative	aborigenule		aborigenilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aborigines, a plural form maybe derived from ab- (“from”) + origo (“origin, beginning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aboˈɾixen/ [a.β̞oˈɾi.xẽn]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ixen
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧ri‧gen

Adjective

aborigen m or f (masculine and feminine plural aborígenes)

1. aboriginal, indigenous, native

Noun

aborigen m or f by sense (plural aborígenes)

1. aborigine

Further reading

• “aborigen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Anagrams

• gobierna

Tatar

Adjective

aborigen

1. Latin spelling of абориген (aborigen)