nigrities
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nigr- (“black”) + itiēs (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /niˈɡri.ti.eːs/, [nɪˈɡrɪt̪ieːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /niˈɡrit.t͡si.es/, [niˈɡrit̪ː͡s̪ies]
Noun
[edit]nigritiēs f (genitive nigritiēī); fifth declension
- Alternative form of nigritia
Declension
[edit]Fifth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nigritiēs | nigritiēs |
| Genitive | nigritiēī | nigritiērum |
| Dative | nigritiēī | nigritiēbus |
| Accusative | nigritiem | nigritiēs |
| Ablative | nigritiē | nigritiēbus |
| Vocative | nigritiēs | nigritiēs |
Descendants
[edit]- Portuguese: negrice
References
[edit]- “nigrities”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nigritia” on page 1,177/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)