negru
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- negur, neguru
Etymology
From Latin nigrum. Compare Daco-Romanian negru.
Adjective
negru (feminine neagrã, masculine plural negri, feminine plural neagri or neagre)
Asturian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneɡɾu/ [ˈne.ɣ̞ɾu]
- Rhymes: -eɡɾu
- Syllabification: ne‧gru
Adjective
negru m sg (feminine singular negra, neuter singular negro, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negres)
Corsican
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡru/
Adjective
negru (feminine negra, masculine plural negri, feminine plural negre)
- archaic form of neru
Noun
negru m (plural negri)
- archaic form of neru
References
- “neru, negru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Extremaduran
Etymology
Adjective
negru
Istro-Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
negru (feminine negrę, neuter negro, plural negri)
Leonese
Etymology
Adjective
negru m sg (feminine singular negra, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negras)
References
Livvi
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).
Noun
negru
Usage notes
- Negru is a loanword from Russian. Within Russian Karelia, the word is generally non-offensive and is not a considered slur, and refers to any person with black skin.
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
negru (feminine neagră, masculine plural negri, feminine plural neagri)
Related terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
- негру (negru) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈne.ɡru/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eɡru
- Hyphenation: ne‧gru
Adjective
negru m or n (feminine singular neagră, masculine plural negri, feminine and neuter plural negre)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | negru | neagră | negri | negre | |||
| definite | negrul | neagra | negrii | negrele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | negru | negre | negri | negre | |||
| definite | negrului | negrei | negrilor | negrelor | ||||
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
negru n (uncountable)
- black (color)
Noun
negru m (plural negri, feminine equivalent negresă)
- black person; a person of Sub-Saharan African descent
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | negru | negrul | negri | negrii | |
| genitive-dative | negru | negrului | negri | negrilor | |
| vocative | negrule | negrilor | |||
See also
| alb | gri | negru |
| roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
| verde | verde mentă | |
| cyan | bleu | albastru |
| violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |