negru

See also: ñegru

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• negur, neguru

Etymology

From Latin nigrum. Compare Daco-Romanian negru.

Adjective

negru (feminine neagrã, masculine plural negri, feminine plural neagri or neagre)

1. black

   Synonym: lai

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñegru, nigru, ñiegru

Etymology

From Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɡɾu/, [ˈne.ɣ̞ɾu]
• Rhymes: -eɡɾu
• Hyphenation: ne‧gru

Adjective

negru m sg (feminine singular negra, neuter singular negro, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negres)

1. black

   Synonym: prietu

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛɡru/

Adjective

negru (feminine negra, masculine plural negri, feminine plural negre)

1. Archaic form of neru.

Noun

negru m (plural negri)

1. Archaic form of neru.

References

• “neru, negru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Extremaduran

Etymology

From Latin nigrum

Adjective

negru

1. black

Istro-Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Adjective

negru

1. black

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin nigrum

Adjective

negru m sg (feminine singular negra, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negras)

1. black

References

• AEDLL

Livvi

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).

Noun

negru

1. black person; negro

Usage notes

• Negru is a loanword from Russian. Within Russian Karelia, the word is generally non-offensive and is not a considered slur, and refers to any person with black skin.

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin nigrum.

Adjective

negru (feminine neagră, masculine plural negri, feminine plural neagri)

1. black

Romanian

Alternative forms

• негру (negru) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡru/

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• Rhymes: -eɡru
• Hyphenation: ne‧gru

Adjective

negru m or n (feminine singular neagră, masculine plural negri, feminine and neuter plural negre)

1. black
2. (figuratively) dirty, grimy

Declension

Declension of negru

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	negru		neagră	negri	negre
	definite	negrul		neagra	negrii	negrele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	negru		negre	negri	negre
	definite	negrului		negrei	negrilor	negrelor

Antonyms

• alb

Derived terms

• negreală
• negricios
• negriu
• negruț

Related terms

• negreață
• înnegri

Noun

negru n (uncountable)

1. black (color)

Noun

negru m (plural negri, feminine equivalent negresă)

1. black person; a person of Sub-Saharan African descent

   Synonyms: african, persoană de culoare, (dated) arap

Declension

Declension of negru

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) negru	negrul	(niște) negri	negrii
genitive/dative	(unui) negru	negrului	(unor) negri	negrilor
vocative	negrule		negrilor

See also

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text)

alb	gri	negru
roșu; carmin	portocaliu; maro	galben; crem
	verde	verde mentă
cyan	bleu	albastru
violet; indigo	mov; purpură	roz