niger
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- nyjer (US, less common)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
niger (uncountable)
- A herb, Guizotia abyssinica, from Ethiopia, grown for its seed and edible oil.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown.[1]
Adjective[edit]
niger m (feminine nigra, neuter nigrum); first/second declension
Inflection[edit]
First/second declension, masculine nominative singular in -er.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| 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 | |
Synonyms[edit]
- (black): fuscus
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nȉger m (Cyrillic spelling ни̏гер)
Declension[edit]
declension of niger
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | niger | nigeri |
| genitive | nigera | nigera |
| dative | nigeru | nigerima |
| accusative | niger | nigere |
| vocative | nigere | nigeri |
| locative | nigeru | nigerima |
| instrumental | nigerem | nigerima |
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “niger” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
niger
- Present tense of niga.
