der Mongole
Mongol
A male inhabitant of Mongolia or a male person who belongs to the Mongol people.
EXAMPLE
Dschingis Khan war ein berühmter Mongole, der ein riesiges Reich errichtete.
Genghis Khan was a famous Mongol who built a huge empire.
der Mongole
Mongol
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Meanings
der Mongole
offensive slur
An outdated and highly derogatory, discriminatory term for a person with Down syndrome. The term is considered unacceptable today and is no longer used.
EXAMPLE
Früher wurden Menschen mit Down-Syndrom fälschlicherweise und abwertend als Mongolen bezeichnet, was heute als absolut inakzeptabel gilt.
In the past, people with Down syndrome were incorrectly and derogatorily referred to as Mongols, which is now considered completely unacceptable.
Usage tips
N-declension
'Der Mongole' (the Mongol) is an N-declension noun. This means it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe einem Mongolen den Weg zum Bahnhof erklärt.
I explained the way to the train station to a Mongol.
Word family
The word belongs to a word family. The country is called 'die Mongolei' (Mongolia), the adjective is 'mongolisch' (Mongolian), and a female person is 'die Mongolin' (a Mongolian woman / female Mongol).
EXAMPLE
Die mongolische Sprache hat eine eigene Schrift.
The Mongolian language has its own script.
Important warning
Using this word for people with Down syndrome is extremely derogatory, discriminatory, and completely unacceptable. It is based on outdated, racist theories and is avoided under all circumstances in modern usage.
EXAMPLE
Die historische Verwendung des Begriffs ist ein Beispiel für Diskriminierung in der Sprache.
The historical use of the term is an example of discrimination in language.
In real life
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