negre

See also: négre and nègre

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan negre, from Latin nigrum, accusative of niger.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈnə.ɡɾə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈne.ɡɾe/

Adjective

negre (feminine negra, masculine and feminine plural negres)

  1. black (absorbing all light and reflecting none)
  2. black (of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin)

Derived terms

Noun

negre m (plural negres)

  1. black (color perceived in the absence of light)

Noun

negre m (plural negres, feminine negra)

  1. black person

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      negre      marró
             rosa              roig, vermell ; carmesí              taronja              groc ; crema
             verd lima              verd                           cian ; xarxet
             atzur              blau              violat ; indi              magenta ; lila, porpra

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

negre m

  1. indefinite plural of neger

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan negre, from Latin nigrum, accusative of niger.

Adjective

negre m (feminine singular negra, masculine plural negres, feminine plural negras)

  1. black

Derived terms

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin nigrum, accusative of niger. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French noir, neir.

Adjective

negre

  1. black

Descendants

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈne.ɡre]

Adjective

negre f pl

  1. feminine plural of negru
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