nigrities
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From nigr- (“black”) + itiēs (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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)