neeger

Estonian

Noun

neeger (genitive neegri, partitive neegrit)

  1. negro, person of African descent

Usage notes

Despite being on par with the English "nigger", usage of the word is considered generally acceptable. Formal publications have recently started to prefer using the word "mustanahaline".

Declension
Inflection of neeger (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative neeger neegrid
accusative neegri neegrid
genitive neegri neegrite
partitive neegrit neegreid
illative neegrisse neegritesse
neegreisse
inessive neegris neegrites
neegreis
elative neegrist neegritest
neegreist
allative neegrile neegritele
neegreile
adessive neegril neegritel
neegreil
ablative neegrilt neegritelt
neegreilt
translative neegriks neegriteks
neegreiks
terminative neegrini neegriteni
essive neegrina neegritena
abessive neegrita neegriteta
comitative neegriga neegritega

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