negru

See also: ñegru

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)

  1. black
    Synonym: lai

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin nigrum.

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)

  1. black
    Synonym: prietu

Corsican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡru/

Adjective

negru (feminine negra, masculine plural negri, feminine plural negre)

  1. archaic form of neru

Noun

negru m (plural negri)

  1. archaic form of neru

References

  • neru, negru” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Extremaduran

Etymology

From Latin nigrum

Adjective

negru

  1. black

Istro-Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Adjective

negru (feminine negrę, neuter negro, plural negri)

  1. black

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin nigrum

Adjective

negru m sg (feminine singular negra, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negras)

  1. black

References

Livvi

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).

Noun

negru

  1. black person; negro

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

From Latin nigrum.

Adjective

negru (feminine neagră, masculine plural negri, feminine plural neagri)

  1. black

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈne.ɡru/
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  • Rhymes: -eɡru
  • Hyphenation: ne‧gru

Adjective

negru m or n (feminine singular neagră, masculine plural negri, feminine and neuter plural negre)

  1. black
  2. (figuratively) dirty, grimy

Declension

Declension of negru
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

Noun

negru n (uncountable)

  1. black (color)

Noun

negru m (plural negri, feminine equivalent negresă)

  1. black person; a person of Sub-Saharan African descent
    Synonyms: african, persoană de culoare, (dated) arap

Declension

Declension of negru
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative negru negrul negri negrii
genitive-dative negru negrului negri negrilor
vocative negrule negrilor

See also

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text)
     alb      gri      negru
             roșu; carmin              portocaliu; maro              galben; crem
                          verde              verde mentă
             cyan              bleu              albastru
             violet; indigo              mov; purpură              roz