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

• ñegru, nigru, ñiegru

Etymology

From Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɡɾu/ [ˈne.ɡɾu]
• Rhymes: -eɡɾu
• Syllabification: ne‧gru

Adjective

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

1. black (absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless)

   Synonym: prietu

   Antonym: blancu

2. black (of coffee, without any cream, milk or creamer)

   café negro ― black coffee

Derived terms

• furacu negru
• negrecer

Noun

negru m (plural negros)

1. black (the color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed)

   Antonym: blancu

Further reading

• “negru (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• “negru (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “negru (adjective)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Corsican

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nigrum.

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

• “negru”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026

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

Related terms

• nigreață

Romanian

Alternative forms

• негру (negru) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

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/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

• alb

Derived terms

• negreală
• negricios
• negriu
• negruț

Related terms

• negreață
• înnegri

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

	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