nìguru
Appearance
Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the epenthesis of Latin nigrum, accusative of niger. Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish negro. Cfr. àguru and màguru for the morphology.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈni.u.ɾu/, [ˈni.ʊ.ɾʊ] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈni.vu.ɾu/, [ˈni.vʊ.ɾʊ] (dieretic)
- IPA(key): /ˈni(w).ɾu/, [ˈni(w).ɾʊ] (synaeretic)
- Rhymes: -(v)ʊɾʊ
- Hyphenation: nì‧gu‧ru
Adjective
[edit]nìguru (feminine singular nìgura, masculine and feminine plural nìguri)
- black (the darkest colour)
- Antonym: jancu
- (colloquial, Sicilian nciuria) black; (dark-skinned person)
- (colloquial, offensive by context) black; (dark-skinned person)
- Synonyms: afru-discinnenti, fricanu, nnianu, turcu, marucchinu