marginaliteit

Dutch

Etymology

From marginaal +‎ -iteit: from French marginal, from Medieval Latin marginalis, itself from Latin margo 'edge' (from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- "edge, boundary") + -alis '-al'.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: mar‧gi‧na‧li‧teit

Noun

marginaliteit f (uncountable)

1. the status marginality, being marginal, outcast etc.
2. (absolute use, direct article only: de marginaliteit) A marginal way of life, life on the edge, living as an outcast

   Na zijn bankroet belandde hij definitief in de marginaliteit

   After his bankrupcy, he landed in the edge for good

Related terms

• marginaal
• marginaliseren
• marginaliteitsbeginsel