LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

nigror

nigror m (genitive nigrōris)
Classical[ˈnɪ.ɡrɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.ɡror]

Meaning

  1. masculineblackness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenigrornigrōrēs
genitivenigrōrisnigrōrum
dativenigrōrīnigrōribus
accusativenigrōremnigrōrēs
ablativenigrōrenigrōribus
vocativenigrornigrōrēs

nī^gror, ōris, m. 1. niger,
I. blackness (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): noctis, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24; Lucil. ap. Non. 515, 5: mortis, Lucr. 3, 39: nigrorem in ulceribus excitat, Cels. 2, 1: rubidus est rufus, atrore et nigrore multo mixtus, Gell. 2, 26, 14.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin nigror From niger (“black”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Catalannegror
  • Italiannegrore
  • Italiannerore
  • Portuguesenegror
  • Spanishnegror
  • Galiciannegror

Quick answers

What does nigror mean in Latin?
nigror, a noun, means “blackness”.
What is the genitive of nigror?
The genitive singular is nigrōris. nigror is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce nigror?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɪ.ɡrɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈniː.ɡror].
Where does nigror come from?
Proto-Indo-European *negʷ-? → Latin nigror.