nigra

See also: Nigra

English

Etymology

See negro.

Noun

nigra (plural nigras)

1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.

See also

• substantia nigra

Anagrams

• A ring, Grain, IgNAR, Ngari, Ragin, Rigan, agrin, grain, raign, raing

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin niger.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈniɡra]
• Rhymes: -iɡra
• Hyphenation: ni‧gra

Adjective

nigra (accusative singular nigran, plural nigraj, accusative plural nigrajn)

1. black
   • 1983, Claude Piron, Gerda malaperis!, chapter 20.

     Estas alta viro, maldika, kun nigraj haroj kaj verdaj okuloj.

     It's a tall man, thin, with black hair and green eyes.

Derived terms

• nigra nano (“black dwarf”)
• nigra truo (“black hole”)
• nigrigi
• nigro
• nigrulo (“a black person”)

See also

Colors in Esperanto · koloroj (layout · text)

blanka	griza	nigra
ruĝa; karmezina	oranĝkolora; bruna	flava; kremkolora
limekolora	verda
cejanblua; grunblua	lazura	blua
violkolora; indiga	magenta; purpura	rozkolora

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Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto nigra, from Latin niger.

Adjective

nigra

1. black

Derived terms

• nigro (“a black person (not specifically of African descent)”)
• nigra heleboro / heleboro nigra
• nigra truo
• nigreskar (“to blacken, become black, turn black”)
• nigrigar (“to blacken, make black, turn black”)

• nigratra (“darkish, dusky”)

Paronyms

• negra (“a person of African descent”)

See also

Colors in Ido · kolori (layout · text)

blanka	griza	nigra
reda; karmezina	oranjea; bruna	flava; kremea
limetea	verda
ciana	azurea	blua
violea; indigea	purpurea	rozea

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Latin

Adjective

nigra

1. nominative feminine singular of niger
2. nominative neuter plural of niger
3. accusative neuter plural of niger
4. vocative feminine singular of niger
5. vocative neuter plural of niger

Adjective

nigrā

1. ablative feminine singular of niger