LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nigritia

nigritia f (genitive nigritiae)
Classical[nɪˈɡrɪ.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[niˈɡrit.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineblackness, black color

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenigritia
nigritiēs		nigritiae
nigritiēs
genitivenigritiae
nigritiēī		nigritiārum
nigritiērum
dativenigritiae
nigritiēī		nigritiīs
nigritiēbus
accusativenigritiam
nigritiem		nigritiās
nigritiēs
ablativenigritiā
nigritiē		nigritiīs
nigritiēbus
vocativenigritia
nigritiēs		nigritiae
nigritiēs

nī^grĭtĭa, ae, and nī^grĭtĭes, ēi, f. 1. niger,
I. black color, blackness (post-Aug.): capilli, Plin. 29, 6, 34, § 109; 9, 38, 62, § 134. —Form nigrities, Cels. 8, 4, 19; 5, 20, 3 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*negʷ-?
  2. Latinnigritia

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin nigritia From niger + -itia.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiannegrezza
  • Italiannerezza
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniannegreață
  • Megleno-Romaniannigreață
Borrowings
  • Italiannigrizia

Quick answers

What does nigritia mean in Latin?
nigritia, a noun, means “blackness, black color”.
What is the genitive of nigritia?
The genitive singular is nigritiae. nigritia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nigritia?
In classical Latin, [nɪˈɡrɪ.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [niˈɡrit.t͡si.a].
Where does nigritia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *negʷ-? → Latin nigritia.