verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
nigreō
nigreō (present infinitive nigrēre)
Classical[ˈnɪ.ɡre.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.ɡre.o]
Meaning
- to be black or dark
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nigreō | nigrēbam | nigrēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | nigrēs | nigrēbās | nigrēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nigret | nigrēbat | nigrēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | nigrēmus | nigrēbāmus | nigrēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | nigrētis | nigrēbātis | nigrēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | nigrent | nigrēbant | nigrēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nigream | nigrērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | nigreās | nigrērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nigreat | nigrēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | nigreāmus | nigrērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | nigreātis | nigrērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | nigreant | nigrērent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | nigrē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | nigrēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | nigrētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | nigrētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | nigrētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | nigrentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nigrēre | — |
| present participle | nigrēns nigrente, nigrentem, nigrentēs, nigrentī, nigrentia, nigrentibus, nigrentis, nigrentīs, nigrentium | — |
gerundnigrendī, nigrendō, nigrendum
nī^grĕo, ēre, v. n. 1. niger,
I. to be black (ante-class.): solis occasu nigret, Pac. ap. Non. 144, 11 (Trag. Rel. v. 88 Rib.):
nimbis nigret, opp. splendet, Att. ib. 13 (Trag. Rel. v. 260 Rib.).Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*negʷ-?
- Latinnigreō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin nigreō From niger (“black”) + -eō.
In English words that came into English from nigreō
- nigrescencenigrescens
- nigrescentnigrescens