nìguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • nìvuru, nìuru, nìjiru (orthographic dialectal variants)
  • nivuru, niuru, niiru (eye dialect)

Etymology

From the epenthesis of Latin nigrum, accusative of niger. Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish negro. Cfr. àguru and màguru for the morphology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.u.ɾu/, [ˈni.ʊ.ɾʊ], [ˈni.vʊ.ɾʊ], [ˈni.vɪ.ɾʊ], [ˈniː.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -(v)ʊɾʊ
  • Hyphenation: nì‧gu‧ru

Adjective

nìguru (feminine singular nìgura, masculine and feminine plural nìguri)

  1. black (the darkest colour)
    Antonym: jancu
  2. (colloquial, Sicilian nciuria) black; (dark-skinned person)
    Synonyms: scuru, ntignatu
    Affacciai â casa di Vastiana a nìgura. ― I have been at Mrs. Vastiana the black's house.
    Antura mi nni jìi nne Turi u nìguru. ― Just now I went at Turi the black'.
  3. (colloquial, offensive by context) black; (dark-skinned person)
    Synonyms: afru-discinnenti, fricanu, nnianu, turcu, marucchinu

Derived terms

  • annigurari
  • anniguratu
  • Lu Nìguru
  • nigurazzu
  • niguriceḍḍu
  • nigurittu
  • niguruliḍḍu
  • niguruni
  • niguruzza
  • niguruzzu
  • Nìguru
  • U Nìguru

Descendants

  • → Italian: Nigro, Lo Nigro, Negro, Lo Niro, Loniro, Lo Nero, Lonero, De Niro, Deniro
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