See also: niger and Níger

English edit

 
Niger

Etymology edit

Commonly linked by folk etymology to Latin niger (black), which likely influenced the modern spelling.

Some sources give the term to Tuareg roots, deriving it from a claimed gher n-gheren or egereou n-igereouen (river of rivers).[1][2]

Older sources derive Niger, via a series of mistranslations and geographic misplacements by Greek, Roman and Arab geographers, from Ptolemy's descriptions of the wadi Gir (in modern Algeria) and the "Lower Gir" (or "Ni-Gir") to the south.[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ or, for the country, also /niːˈʒɛə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) enPR: nīʹjər, IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒɚ/ or, for the country, also enPR: nēzhârʹ, /niːˈʒɛɚ/
    The second pronunciations of the country's name follow how it is pronounced in French, the official language of Niger.[4][5]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪd͡ʒə(ɹ), -ɛə(ɹ)

Proper noun edit

Niger or the Niger

  1. A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger.
  2. A major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.
    • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 290:
      From here we can see the River Niger in the distance running across town, a long gleaming diamond in the horizon.
  3. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna.

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References edit

  1. ^ C. K. Meek, The Niger and the Classics: The History of a Name. The Journal of African History. Vol. 1, No. 1 (1960), pp. 1-17
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “Niger”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ compare: The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of useful Knowledge, vol. 16 (Murillo—Organ), 1840, NIGER, or rather NIGIR
  4. ^ How Do You Pronounce "Niger"? by Avi Zenilman, July 16, 2003, Slate.com
  5. ^ So What Is This Place? by Nicholas D. Kristof, October 11, 2005, New York Times

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Afrikaans edit

 
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Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria; capital: Niamey)

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl edit

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Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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Niger m inan (related adjective nigerský, demonym Nigeřan)

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
  2. Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Niger in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Niger in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Niger in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from French Niger.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.ɣər/, /ˈni.ɣɛr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ni‧ger

Proper noun edit

Niger n

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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Finnish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From French Niger.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈniɡer/, [ˈniɡe̞r]
  • Rhymes: -iɡer
  • Syllabification(key): Ni‧ger

Proper noun edit

Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Declension edit

Inflection of Niger (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Niger
genitive Nigerin
partitive Nigeriä
illative Nigeriin
singular plural
nominative Niger
accusative nom. Niger
gen. Nigerin
genitive Nigerin
partitive Nigeriä
inessive Nigerissä
elative Nigeristä
illative Nigeriin
adessive Nigerillä
ablative Nigeriltä
allative Nigerille
essive Nigerinä
translative Nigeriksi
abessive Nigerittä
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Niger (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nigerini
accusative nom. Nigerini
gen. Nigerini
genitive Nigerini
partitive Nigeriäni
inessive Nigerissäni
elative Nigeristäni
illative Nigeriini
adessive Nigerilläni
ablative Nigeriltäni
allative Nigerilleni
essive Nigerinäni
translative Nigerikseni
abessive Nigerittäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nigerisi
accusative nom. Nigerisi
gen. Nigerisi
genitive Nigerisi
partitive Nigeriäsi
inessive Nigerissäsi
elative Nigeristäsi
illative Nigeriisi
adessive Nigerilläsi
ablative Nigeriltäsi
allative Nigerillesi
essive Nigerinäsi
translative Nigeriksesi
abessive Nigerittäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nigerimme
accusative nom. Nigerimme
gen. Nigerimme
genitive Nigerimme
partitive Nigeriämme
inessive Nigerissämme
elative Nigeristämme
illative Nigeriimme
adessive Nigerillämme
ablative Nigeriltämme
allative Nigerillemme
essive Nigerinämme
translative Nigeriksemme
abessive Nigerittämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nigerinne
accusative nom. Nigerinne
gen. Nigerinne
genitive Nigerinne
partitive Nigeriänne
inessive Nigerissänne
elative Nigeristänne
illative Nigeriinne
adessive Nigerillänne
ablative Nigeriltänne
allative Nigerillenne
essive Nigerinänne
translative Nigeriksenne
abessive Nigerittänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Nigerinsä
accusative nom. Nigerinsä
gen. Nigerinsä
genitive Nigerinsä
partitive Nigeriään
Nigeriänsä
inessive Nigerissään
Nigerissänsä
elative Nigeristään
Nigeristänsä
illative Nigeriinsä
adessive Nigerillään
Nigerillänsä
ablative Nigeriltään
Nigeriltänsä
allative Nigerilleen
Nigerillensä
essive Nigerinään
Nigerinänsä
translative Nigerikseen
Nigeriksensä
abessive Nigerittään
Nigerittänsä
instructive
comitative

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Niger m

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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German edit

 
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der Niger m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Niger or des Nigers) or
Niger n (proper noun, genitive Nigers or (optionally with an article) Niger)

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
    Synonyms: Republik Niger, (obsolete) Nigerien n

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Proper noun edit

der Niger m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Niger or des Nigers)

  1. Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)

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Hungarian edit

 Niger (country) on Hungarian Wikipedia
 Niger (river) on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈniɡɛr]
  • Hyphenation: Ni‧ger
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Proper noun edit

Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
  2. Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Niger
accusative Nigert
dative Nigernek
instrumental Nigerrel
causal-final Nigerért
translative Nigerré
terminative Nigerig
essive-formal Nigerként
essive-modal
inessive Nigerben
superessive Nigeren
adessive Nigernél
illative Nigerbe
sublative Nigerre
allative Nigerhez
elative Nigerből
delative Nigerről
ablative Nigertől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Nigeré
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Nigeréi
Possessive forms of Niger
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Nigerem
2nd person sing. Nigered
3rd person sing. Nigere, Nigerje
1st person plural Nigerünk
2nd person plural Nigeretek
3rd person plural Nigerük, Nigerjük

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Proper noun edit

Niger m

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
  2. Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From niger (black, dark).

Pronunciation edit

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Niger m (genitive Nigrī); second declension

  1. A Roman agnomen, or "nickname"

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Niger Nigrī
Genitive Nigrī Nigrōrum
Dative Nigrō Nigrīs
Accusative Nigrum Nigrōs
Ablative Nigrō Nigrīs
Vocative Niger Nigrī

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Niger m sg (genitive Nigris); third declension

  1. Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)
    • 1534, Joachim Vadianus, Epitome trium terrae partium Asiae, Africae et Europae compendiariam...:
      Efficit autem hoc suo flexu, ut etiam ultra Athlantem Africa ad usque Nigrim fluuium excurrat, Plinio & Ptolemaeo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension edit

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Niger
Genitive Nigris
Dative Nigrī
Accusative Nigrim
Ablative Nigre
Vocative Niger

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Niger m

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
  2. Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)

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adjective
nouns

Further reading edit

  • Niger in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nîɡer/
  • Hyphenation: Ni‧ger

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Nȉger m (Cyrillic spelling Ни̏гер)

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
  2. Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)

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Niger

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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Niger n (genitive Nigers)

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

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