Lexeme: niger

Language:
Latin
Meaning:
black
Cognate Set:
niger [Latin]
Romanised orthography:
niger
Phonetic:
ˈniɡer
Phonemic:
ˈniɡer
URL:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dniger1
Notes: niger, nigra, nigrum. Used in contrast to 'white' in proverbial expressions.