niger

(Αγγλικός)

  1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) wan, shining black (as opposed to āter, dull black)
  2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) bad; evil; ill-omened

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
[ˈnɪ.ɡɛr]
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare, naked”) if this root is assumed also to be the source of *nókʷts (“night”) (Latin nox), thus “black” would attest the intermediate meaning between “bare” and “night”. Possibly cognate with Umbrian niru (“(possibly) dark, black”), though this form (thought to be accusative singular) is not mentioned in De Vaan.

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μαύρος

μαύρο

κακόβουλος

πένθιμος

μοχθηρός

εχθρικός

θλιβερός

θλιμμένος

λυπητερός

τρομερός

μέλας

μελανός

’mavros

κακεντρεχής

mávros

μαύρη

μέλαν

μελανό

atratus

furvus

āter

nigrans

spinosus

piceus

morulus

picinus

pulleiaceus

cacabatus

nigricolor

caccabatus

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