niger

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Inflection 2.1.2 Synonyms 2.1.3 Derived terms 2.1.4 Descendants 3 Swedish 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

niger (plural nigers)

1. A herb, Guizotia abyssinica, from Ethiopia, grown for its seed and edible oil

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

niger m. (feminine nigra, neuter nigrum); first/second declension

1. black

[edit] Inflection

First and second declensions (1&2).

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	M.	F.	N.		MM.	FF.	NN.
nominative	niger	nigra	nigrum		nigrī	nigrae	nigra
genitive	nigrī	nigrae	nigrī		nigrōrum	nigrārum	nigrōrum
dative	nigrō	nigrae	nigrō		nigrīs	nigrīs	nigrīs
accusative	nigrum	nigram	nigrum		nigrōs	nigrās	nigra
ablative	nigrō	nigrā	nigrō		nigrīs	nigrīs	nigrīs
vocative	niger	nigra	nigrum		nigrī	nigrae	nigra

[edit] Synonyms

• (black): āter, fuscus

[edit] Derived terms

• subniger

[edit] Descendants

• English: negro, nigger
• French: nègre, noir
• Italian: negro, nero
• Portuguese: negro
• Romanian: negru
• Spanish: negro

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Verb

niger

1. Present tense of niga.