негр

Russian

Etymology

негр ← French nègre (black) ← Latin niger (black)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nʲegr/

Noun

негр • (negr) m

негр

1. black (man); negro
2. ghost writer
3. (colloquial) non-citizen (abbreviation of негражданин)

   Тем не менее, есть немало «негров», которые принципиально не хотят получать гражданство Латвии. — Nevertheless, there are many non-citizens who don't want to acquire Latvian citizenship on principle.

Usage notes

The usage of the word негр in Russian is not considered pejorative. It is a completely neutral word in Russian, and is never used derogatively.

Declension

    declension of негр

	singular	plural
nominative	не́гр	не́гры
genitive	не́гра	не́гров
dative	не́гру	не́грам
accusative	не́гра	не́гров
instrumental	не́гром	не́грами
prepositional	не́гре	не́грах

Synonyms

• чернокожий
• чёрный - (literally) black (can be offensive)
• афроамериканец - (literally) African American (neologism, not commonly used)

Derived terms

• негритянка - black woman
• негритянский a
• негритос n (offensive)