Black

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Middle English blak (“black”). Also a variant of Blake, from Old English blāc (“pale”) and Blanc, from Old French blanc (“white”). ==== Proper noun ==== Black (countable and uncountable, plural Blacks) A surname transferred from the nickname. A number of places in the United States: A town in Geneva County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Edwards County, Illinois. A township in Posey County, Indiana; from the surname. An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri. A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; from the surname. An unincorporated community in Mercer County and Wyoming County, West Virginia. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Black is the 174th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 154,738 individuals. Black is most common among White (74.63%) and Black (19.00%) individuals. === Etymology 2 === Capitalized to follow the usual capitalization patterns for ethnic groups (compare e.g. Hispanic, Arab), and also, perhaps, as a way to explicitly distinguish it from the color sense, which is not capitalized outside proper nouns. ==== Adjective ==== Black (not comparable) Alternative letter-case form of black (“of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin”). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Black. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== Black (plural Blacks) Alternative letter-case form of black (“person having dark pigmentation of the skin”). (chess) The player moving the black pieces. Coordinate term: White ==== Usage notes ==== See usage notes at black regarding capitalization of the term. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blak/ === Noun === Black m or f by sense (plural Blacks) alternative letter-case form of black == Low German == === Etymology === From Old Saxon *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blaką. Cognate with English black. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [blak] === Noun === Black n (no plural) (German Low German) ink ==== Synonyms ==== Dint Enk ==== Derived terms ====