niger
Latin
adj
Definitions
- wan, shining black (as opposed to ater (ater), dull black)
- bad; evil; ill-omened
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*nókʷts
Gloss
night
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
夜
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Negrillo English
- Negro English
- Niger English
- Nigeria English
- Nigerois English
- Niggertown English
- Niggerville English
- antinigger English
- n-bomb English
- neger English
- negro English
- nigger English
- nigger cock English
- nigger-fish English
- niggeration English
- niggerbabble English
- niggerball English
- niggerbitch English
- niggercide English
- niggerdick English
- niggerdom English
- niggerese English
- niggeresque English
- niggeress English
- niggerette English
- niggerfaggot English
- niggerfied English
- niggerfucker English
- niggerfuxated English
- niggerfuxation English
- niggergram English
- niggerhead English
- niggerhood English
- niggering English
- niggerish English
- niggerism English
- niggeritis English
- niggerization English
- niggerize English
- niggerless English
- niggerlike English
- niggerling English
- niggerlips English
- niggerlover English
- niggerly English
- niggerman English
- niggerness English
- niggerology English
- niggerspeak English
- niggerwhine English
- niggery English
- niggeryard English
- niggress English
- niggy English
- niglet English
- nigrite English
- outnigger English
- sand-nigger English
- sandnigger English
- taco nigger English
- Nigrinus Latin
- capellus Latin
- capellus magnus niger Latin
- capellus niger Latin
- collum Latin
- costa Latin
- fasciātus Latin
- frōns Latin
- lineatus Latin
- maculatus Latin
- magnus Latin
- manus Latin
- nigella Latin
- nigellum Latin
- nigellus Latin
- nigredo Latin
- nigriceps Latin
- nigricollis Latin
- nigricostus Latin
- nigrifrons Latin
- nigrimanus Latin
- nigripalpus Latin
- nigripennis Latin
- nigrirostris Latin
- nigritarsis Latin
- nigrithorax Latin
- nigritia Latin
- nigrities Latin
- nigriventris Latin
- nigrofasciatus Latin
- nigrolineatus Latin
- nigromaculatus Latin
- nigropunctatus Latin
- nigrum Latin
- nigrum, niger Latin
- noctem Latin
- noctula Latin
- nocturnus Latin
- nox Latin
- palpus Latin
- penna Latin
- pūnctātus Latin
- rōstrum Latin
- seminiger Latin
- tarsus Latin
- thōrāx Latin
- venter Latin
- Neger German
- Nigger German
- boccanera Italian
- nerastro Italian
- nerazzurro Italian
- nereggiare Italian
- nerezza Italian
- nerissimo Italian
- nero Italian
- nigrizia Italian
- rossonero Italian
- neger Dutch, Flemish
- nikker Dutch, Flemish
- nègre French
- négraille French
- négresse French
- négrillon French
- négrophobe French
- négroïde French
- petit nègre French
- негр Russian
- ниггер Russian
- albinegro Spanish, Castilian
- aurinegro Spanish, Castilian
- carinegro Spanish, Castilian
- cisne negro Spanish, Castilian
- ennegrecer Spanish, Castilian
- gualdinegro Spanish, Castilian
- negrear Spanish, Castilian
- negrecer Spanish, Castilian
- negrero Spanish, Castilian
- negrillo Spanish, Castilian
- negrito Spanish, Castilian
- negro Spanish, Castilian
- negruzco Spanish, Castilian
- νύξ Ancient Greek
- *nókʷts Proto-Indo-European
- neger Norwegian Bokmål
- nigger Norwegian Bokmål
- antinegro Portuguese
- denegrir Portuguese
- enegrecer Portuguese
- negreiro Portuguese
- negrice Portuguese
- negrito Portuguese
- negro Portuguese
- *nahts Proto-Germanic
- neger Swedish
- nigger Swedish
- ナイジャ Japanese
- ニガー Japanese
- neger Norwegian Nynorsk
- nigger Norwegian Nynorsk
- नक्त Sanskrit
- नक्ति Sanskrit
- neger Danish
- nigger Danish
- *netopyřь Proto-Slavic
- *noťь Proto-Slavic
- noir Old French
- noirsure Old French
- nigra Esperanto
- nigra nano Esperanto
- nigre Esperanto
- nigrulo Esperanto
- negel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- negreață Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ไนเจอร์ Thai
- νέρος Greek (modern)
- negro Cebuano
- nigra Ido
- nièr Norman
- Negro Tagalog
- негър Bulgarian
- noir Middle French
- negro Old Portuguese
- *noxs Proto-Celtic
- 尼哥 Chinese
- *aktúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *nákts Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *naktā Proto-Albanian
- *naktís Proto-Balto-Slavic
- nèg Haitian, Haitian Creole
- noer Walloon
- noi Bourguignon
- nieddu Sardinian
- niro Neapolitan
- 𐬥𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬎 Avestan
- naïr Gallo
- Naịja Igbo
- nox
- costa
- manus
- frōns
- penna
- collum
- nigrum
- palpus
- venter
- thōrāx
- tarsus
- nigrum
- niger
- magnus
- noctem
- noctula
- nigredo
- rōstrum
- nigella
- nigritia
- nigellus
- lineatus
- nigellum
- Nigrinus
- capellus
- pūnctātus
- nigrities
- nocturnus
- maculatus
- seminiger
- fasciātus
- nigriceps
- nigrifrons
- nigrimanus
- nigricostus
- nigrithorax
- nigripennis
- nigricollis
- nigripalpus
- nigritarsis
- nigrirostris
- nigriventris
- nigrolineatus
- nigrofasciatus
- nigromaculatus
- nigropunctatus
- capellus niger
- capellus magnus niger