nègre

== French == === Alternative forms === nèg, nèg', négre (Louisiana) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French nègre, from Spanish negro or Portuguese negro, itself from Latin niger. Doublet of noir (“black”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛɡʁ/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /naɛ̯ɡʁ/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /nɛɡ(r)/ Rhymes: -ɛɡʁ === Noun === nègre m (plural nègres, feminine négresse) (vulgar, offensive or dated) negro Synonyms: négro, noir (now sometimes offensive) ghostwriter un nègre littéraire (Louisiana, not usually offensive, see quotations) Black man or person Synonyms: noir m, noiron m Coordinate terms: (gender) négresse f, noirette f (Louisiana, informal) friend, buddy, pal, man, dude (of any race) (Louisiana, informal, endearing) honey, baby, precious Coordinate term: négresse f (Louisiana, sometimes derogatory) the Louisiana Creole language, Kouri-Vini Synonyms: courimavini m, courivini m, créole m, français cassé m, gombo m, patois m ==== Usage notes ==== The term nègre was not considered offensive a few decades ago, referring merely to the colour of the skin. The preferred form for ghostwriter is prête-plume, as the term nègre has pejorative connotations. The expression is still largely used, sometimes in the softened form nègre littéraire, perhaps because this meaning is strongly metaphorical and only distantly related. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: nèg Louisiana Creole: nèg, nég → English: neger ⇒ English: niger, nigger, nigga (cross-loan with Latin niger) (see there for further descendants) → German: Neger → Norwegian: neger → Russian: негр (negr) → Swedish: neger→ Finnish: neekeri === Adjective === nègre (plural nègres) (relational) of the Blacks of Africa or of African arts black (color) Synonym: noir ==== Usage notes ==== This term is not considered pejorative as an adjective, but due to the associations of the noun, is often replaced with africain. ==== Derived terms ==== alouette nègre Alouette nègre (“black lark”), Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (Alouette can be spelled with a “capital A” to emphasize the French name of the species) (cf. German: Mohrenlerche and Mohr) === Adverb === nègre (Louisiana, offensive) in the manner of Black people ==== Related terms ==== négraille négresse négro négroïde === See also === mélanoderme === Further reading === “nègre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN) === Anagrams === gêner, genre, règne, régné == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, the accusative form of niger (“black”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡrə/ === Adjective === nègre m or f (plural nègres) black Synonym: noir === Noun === nègre m (plural nègres) black person; person of black African descent ==== Descendants ==== French: nègre (see there for further descendants) → English: nigger (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === nègre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)