Latin

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Etymology

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From niger (black) +‎ -eō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nigreō (present infinitive nigrēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to be or become black or dark

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of nigreō (second conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nigreō nigrēs nigret nigrēmus nigrētis nigrent
imperfect nigrēbam nigrēbās nigrēbat nigrēbāmus nigrēbātis nigrēbant
future nigrēbō nigrēbis nigrēbit nigrēbimus nigrēbitis nigrēbunt
passive present nigreor nigrēris,
nigrēre
nigrētur nigrēmur nigrēminī nigrentur
imperfect nigrēbar nigrēbāris,
nigrēbāre
nigrēbātur nigrēbāmur nigrēbāminī nigrēbantur
future nigrēbor nigrēberis,
nigrēbere
nigrēbitur nigrēbimur nigrēbiminī nigrēbuntur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nigream nigreās nigreat nigreāmus nigreātis nigreant
imperfect nigrērem nigrērēs nigrēret nigrērēmus nigrērētis nigrērent
passive present nigrear nigreāris,
nigreāre
nigreātur nigreāmur nigreāminī nigreantur
imperfect nigrērer nigrērēris,
nigrērēre
nigrērētur nigrērēmur nigrērēminī nigrērentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nigrē nigrēte
future nigrētō nigrētō nigrētōte nigrentō
passive present nigrēre nigrēminī
future nigrētor nigrētor nigrentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives nigrēre nigrērī
participles nigrēns nigrendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
nigrendī nigrendō nigrendum nigrendō

Derived terms

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References

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  • nigreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nigreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.