nigritus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ɡri.tus/, [ˈnɪɡrɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ɡri.tus/, [ˈniːɡrit̪us]

Adjective

nigritus (feminine nigrita, neuter nigritum); first/second-declension adjective

1. black

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nigritus	nigrita	nigritum		nigritī	nigritae	nigrita
genitive	nigritī	nigritae	nigritī		nigritōrum	nigritārum	nigritōrum
dative	nigritō	nigritae	nigritō		nigritīs
accusative	nigritum	nigritam	nigritum		nigritōs	nigritās	nigrita
ablative	nigritō	nigritā	nigritō		nigritīs
vocative	nigrite	nigrita	nigritum		nigritī	nigritae	nigrita

Related terms

• nigritia

Descendants

• Translingual: Nigrita