neger

See also Neger

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːɡə(r)

Noun

neger (plural negers)

1. (dated, 19th century) Negro; nigger.

Anagrams

• genre
• green, Green
• regen

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin niger (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /neːjər/, [ˈneːjɐ]

Noun

neger c. (singular definite negeren, plural indefinite negere or negre)

1. Negro
2. ghostwriter

Inflection

    Inflection of neger

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	neger	negeren	negere negre	negerne negrene
genitive	negers	negerens	negeres negres	negernes negrenes

Synonyms

• (Negro, derogatory): nigger
• (Negro, neutral): sort
• (ghostwriter): ghostwriter

External links

• Neger on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Noun

neger m. (plural negers, diminutive negertje, feminine negerin)

1. A (male) negro.

Anagrams

• enger, genre, regen

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German

Adjective

neger

1. Bankrupt; broke

See also

• Neger

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Latin

Verb

neger

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of negō

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Norwegian

Noun

neger m.

1. negro

Usage notes

This term might be considered derogatory.

Inflection

    Inflection of neger

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	neger	negeren	negere/negre/negrer	negerne/negrene
Nynorsk m	neger	negeren	negrar	negrane

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Swedish

Noun

neger c.

1. a negro, a black person

Declension

Declension of neger

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	neger	negern	negrer	negrerna
genitive	negers	negerns	negrers	negrernas

Usage notes

• The word, having derogatory connotations, has been avoided since the 1960s, primarily in favor of svart (“black”) and afrikan (“African”)

Related terms

• negerboll
• negerkyss
• negerslav