негр
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негр
Eastern Mari
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).
Pronunciation
Noun
негр • (ńegr)
- black, black person, Negro
- (figuratively) hack
- (set phrase) slave
Declension
| Declension of негр | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | негр (ńegr) | негр-влак (ńegr-vlak) | ||
| accusative | негрым (ńegrym) | негр-влакым (ńegr-vlakym) | ||
| genitive | негрын (ńegryn) | негр-влакын (ńegr-vlakyn) | ||
| dative | негрлан (ńegrlan) | негр-влаклан (ńegr-vlaklan) | ||
| comitative | негрге (ńegrge) | негр-влакге (ńegr-vlakge) | ||
| comparative | негрла (ńegrla) | негр-влакла (ńegr-vlakla) | ||
| inessive | негрыште (ńegryšte) | негр-влакыште (ńegr-vlakyšte) | ||
| illative (short) | негрыш (ńegryš) | негр-влакыш (ńegr-vlakyš) | ||
| illative (long) | негрышке (ńegryške) | негр-влакышке (ńegr-vlakyške) | ||
| lative | негреш (ńegreš) | негр-влакеш (ńegr-vlakeš) | ||
| Possessed forms of негр | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| 1st person | негрем (ńegrem) | негрна (ńegrna) | ||
| 2nd person | негрет (ńegret) | негрда (ńegrda) | ||
| 3rd person | негрже (ńegrže) | негрышт (ńegryšt) | ||
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “негр”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Russian
Alternative forms
- негръ (negr) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
негр • (negr) m anim (genitive не́гра, nominative plural не́гры, genitive plural не́гров, feminine негритя́нка, relational adjective негритя́нский)
- black (man); negro
- (colloquial, offensive, rare) someone who works for peanuts or for nothing, a slave
- (colloquial) ghost writer (usually in the idiom литерату́рный негр (literatúrnyj negr))
Usage notes
- негр (negr) and негритя́нка (negritjánka) are loanwords from French, not from English, and descend from the same Latin root meaning "black." Within Russia, these words are generally non-offensive and are not considered slurs, and refer to any person with black skin. Certain western-influenced Russians with knowledge of English may avoid these words purely to avoid any misunderstanding with an English-speaking audience; however, within Russia itself, the words are not considered derogatory.
Declension
Synonyms
- ара́п (aráp), мавр (mavr) (dated)
- африка́нец (afrikánec)
- а́фро-америка́нец (áfro-amerikánec, literally “African American”) (neologism, not commonly used)
- негро́ид (negróid)
- черножо́пый (černožópyj) (vulgar, derogatory, offensive)
- черноко́жий (černokóžij)
- чернома́зый (černomázyj) (vulgar, derogatory, offensive)
- чёрный (čórnyj, literally “black”) (can be offensive, although it's more commonly used to describe the natives of Caucasus)
Derived terms
- негритя́нка (negritjánka, “black woman”)
- негритёнок (negritjónok, “little black boy”)
- негритя́нский (negritjánskij, adjective)
- негрито́с (negritós), негрито́ска (negritóska, noun) (offensive)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
негр • (negr) m anim (genitive не́гра, nominative plural не́гры, genitive plural не́гров)
- (colloquial) abbreviation of неграждани́н (negraždanín): non-citizen (used primarily in Latvia and Estonia)
- Тем не ме́нее, есть нема́ло «не́гров», кото́рые принципиа́льно не хотя́т получа́ть гражда́нство Ла́твии.
- Tem ne méneje, jestʹ nemálo «négrov», kotóryje principiálʹno ne xotját polučátʹ graždánstvo Látvii.
- Nevertheless, there are many non-citizens who don't want to acquire Latvian citizenship on principle.
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1955) “негр”, in Russisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (Indogermanische Bibliothek; 2) (in German), volumes 2 (L – Ssuda), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Carl Winter, →ISBN, page 208
- “негръ”, in Словарь Церковно-Славянскаго и Русскаго языка (in Russian), 2 edition, volume 2, Saint Petersburg: Academy of Sciences Printing House, 1867, page 902
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “негр”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.