neeger

Estonian

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from German Neger.

Noun

neeger (genitive neegri, partitive neegrit)

1. negro, person of African descent

Usage notes

Can be both neutral and pejorative, although the neutral meaning is becoming increasingly restricted to rural and less-educated speakers, due to influence from English. In formal polite speech (and in writing) the term mustanahaline is generally preferred.

Declension

Declension of neeger (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		neeger	neegrid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	neegri
genitive			neegrite
partitive		neegrit	neegreid
illative		neegrisse	neegritesse neegreisse
inessive		neegris	neegrites neegreis
elative		neegrist	neegritest neegreist
allative		neegrile	neegritele neegreile
adessive		neegril	neegritel neegreil
ablative		neegrilt	neegritelt neegreilt
translative		neegriks	neegriteks neegreiks
terminative		neegrini	neegriteni
essive		neegrina	neegritena
abessive		neegrita	neegriteta
comitative		neegriga	neegritega

Synonyms

• mustanahaline
• murjan (dated)

Derived terms

• leheneeger