niger

== English == === Etymology === From the name of the Niger River, from Latin Nigris. See further etymology at Niger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ === Noun === niger (uncountable) An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for its seed and edible oil. Synonyms: noog, noug, nug === References === “Niger, n.2.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2003. === Anagrams === re-nig, Reign, Negri, reign, ringe, renig, Grine, Reing, Grein, nigre == Latin == === Alternative forms === nigrus === Etymology === Uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare, naked”) if this root is assumed also to be the source of *nókʷts (“night”) (Latin nox), thus “black” would attest the intermediate meaning between “bare” and “night”. Possibly cognate with Umbrian niru (“(possibly) dark, black”), though this form (thought to be accusative singular) is not mentioned in De Vaan. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɪ.ɡɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈniː.d͡ʒer] === Adjective === niger (feminine nigra, neuter nigrum, superlative nigerrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er) wan, shining black (as opposed to āter, dull black) For quotations using this term, see Citations:niger. ==== Usage notes ==== Widely used as a specific epithet. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er). ==== Synonyms ==== (black): fuscus ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “shining white”): candidus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== See also ==== === References === Buchi, Éva; Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–), “*/ˈnɪɡr-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française. === Further reading === “niger”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “niger”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “niger”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “niger”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “niger”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English nigger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nîɡer/ Hyphenation: ni‧ger === Noun === nȉger m inan (Cyrillic spelling ни̏гер) (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) nigger Synonym: cr̀nac ==== Declension ==== === References === “niger”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Swedish == === Verb === niger present of niga === Anagrams === Inger, inger, regin, ringe