LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

nĭgellus

Meaning

  1. somewhat black, dark

nĭgellus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [1. niger], somewhat black, dark (ante-class.): oculi suppaetuli nigellis pupulis, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 8: amiculum, id. ib. 550, 6: vina, Pall. 3, 25, 12: Cadmi nigellae filiae, i. e. the letters of the alphabet, Aus. Ep. 4, 74.
Nĭgellus, i, m.,
I. a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 226, 8.—In fem.: † Nĭgella, Inscr. Fabr. p. 4, n. 20.

In English words that came into English from nĭgellus

  • niellonĭgellus

Quick answers

What does nĭgellus mean in Latin?
nĭgellus, a adjective, means “somewhat black, dark”.