adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
alboniger
alboniger (feminine albonigra, neuter albonigrum)
Classical[aɫˈbɔ.nɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[alˈbɔː.ni.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectiveBoth black and white, having a pattern of both black and white.
Antennæ illi albonigræ, caput piceum, naſus aduncus, oculi circulus candicans, […]
Its antennae are black and white, its head is pitch black, its nose is hooked, its eyes are a white circle, […]1634, Thomas Muffet, Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, page 93:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er alboniger | albonigra | albonigrum |
| genitive | albonigrī | albonigrae | albonigrī |
| dative | albonigrō | albonigrae | albonigrō |
| accusative | albonigrum | albonigram | albonigrum |
| ablative | albonigrō | albonigrā | albonigrō |
| vocative | alboniger | albonigra | albonigrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | albonigrī | albonigrae | albonigra |
| genitive | albonigrōrum | albonigrārum | albonigrōrum |
| dative | albonigrīs | albonigrīs | albonigrīs |
| accusative | albonigrōs | albonigrās | albonigra |
| ablative | albonigrīs | albonigrīs | albonigrīs |
| vocative | albonigrī | albonigrae | albonigra |
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
- Proto-Italic*alβos
- Latinalboniger
Latin niger Latin alboniger From albus (“white”) + niger (“black”).