LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nigella1

nigella f (genitive nigellae)
Classical[nɪˈɡɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[niˈd͡ʒɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinfeminineNigella sativa (plant)

Origins

Substantivization of the feminine of nigellus (“blackish”). Attested ca. 400 CE.

Borrowings
  • Englishnigella
  • Frenchnigelle
  • Italiannigella
  • Portuguesenigela
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanniella
  • Occitannièla
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianneghină
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchniellefrom Old French neele
  • Franco-Provençalgnalla
  • Normannellefrom Old French neele
  • Normannêlefrom Old French neele
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaisgnellefrom Old French neele
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaisignellefrom Old French neele
  • Picardnoyellefrom Old French neele
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishneguillafrom Old Spanish *neiella
  • Salamancanillafrom Old Spanish *neiella
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesegnèla
  • Piedmonteseagnela

In English words that came into English from nigella

  • nigellanigella
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Nigella2
Nigella m sg (genitive Nigellae)
Classical[nɪˈɡɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[niˈd͡ʒɛl.la]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA river of Gallia Cisalpina mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNigella—
genitiveNigellae—
dativeNigellae—
accusativeNigellam—
ablativeNigellā—
vocativeNigella—

Quick answers

What does nigella mean in Latin?
nigella, a noun, means “Nigella sativa (plant)”.
What is the genitive of nigella?
The genitive singular is nigellae. nigella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nigella?
In classical Latin, [nɪˈɡɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [niˈd͡ʒɛl.la].