nigra

See also: Nigra

English

Etymology

See nigger.

Noun

nigra (plural nigras)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.

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Anagrams


Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin niger.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈni.ɡra/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧gra

Adjective

nigra (accusative singular nigran, plural nigraj, accusative plural nigrajn)

  1. black
    • 1983, Claude Piron, Gerda malaperis!, chapter 20.
      Estas alta viro, maldika, kun nigraj haroj kaj verdaj okuloj.
      It's a tall man, thin, with black hair and green eyes.

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Esperanto · koloroj (layout · text)
     blanka      griza      nigra
             ruĝa ; karmezina              oranĝkolora ; bruna              flava ; kremkolora
             limekolora              verda             
             cejanblua ; grunblua              lazura              blua
             violkolora ; indiga              magenta ; purpura              rozkolora

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto nigra, from Spanish nigro from Latin niger.

Adjective

nigra

  1. black

Derived terms

Paronyms

  • negra (a person of African descent)

See also

Colors in Ido · kolori (layout · text)
     blanka      griza      nigra
             reda ; karmezina              oranjea ; bruna              flava ; kremea
             limetea              verda             
             ciana              azurea              blua
             violea ; indigea              purpurea              rozea

Latin

Adjective

nigra

  1. nominative feminine singular of niger
  2. nominative neuter plural of niger
  3. accusative neuter plural of niger
  4. vocative feminine singular of niger
  5. vocative neuter plural of niger

nigrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of niger
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