nigra

See also: Nigra

English

Etymology

See nigger.

Noun

nigra (plural nigras)

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

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin niger.

Pronunciation

  • 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

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      bruna
             rozea              reda ; karmezina              oranjea              flava ; kremea
             limetea              verda                           ciana
             azurea              blua              violea ; indigea              purpurea

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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