negru

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See also: ñegru

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin nigrum. Compare Daco-Romanian negru.

Adjective

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negru (feminine neagrã, masculine plural negri, feminine plural neagri or neagre)

  1. black
    Synonym: lai

Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈneɡɾu/, [ˈne.ɣ̞ɾu]
  • Rhymes: -eɡɾu
  • Hyphenation: ne‧gru

Adjective

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negru m sg (feminine singular negra, neuter singular negro, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negres)

  1. black
    Synonym: prietu

Corsican

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. Archaic form of neru.

Noun

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negru m (plural negri)

  1. Archaic form of neru.

References

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

Extremaduran

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Etymology

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From Latin nigrum

Adjective

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negru

  1. black

Istro-Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Adjective

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negru

  1. black

Leonese

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Etymology

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From Latin nigrum

Adjective

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

  1. black

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Livvi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).

Noun

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negru

  1. black person; negro

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Latin nigrum.

Adjective

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

  1. black
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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. black
  2. (figuratively) dirty, grimy

Declension

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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negru n (uncountable)

  1. black (color)

Noun

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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

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See also

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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