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adjective
nićàr
[nit͡ʃar]*
black (colour)
[nit͡ʃar]*
black (colour)
European
⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Neutral Source Language: Latin
⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Neutral Source Language: Latin
Etymology
Draws its origin from Latin "Niger" which means "Black". Notes
Evolution of the word : Niger
→ Devoicing of the <g> [g] into <k> [k]
→ Palatalisation of th <k> [k] into <ć> [ʧʲ] then <ć> [t͡ʃ]
→ The <e> [e] became <ɛ> [ɛ] then <a> [a]
Draws its origin from Latin "Niger" which means "Black". Notes
Evolution of the word : Niger
→ Devoicing of the <g> [g] into <k> [k]
→ Palatalisation of th <k> [k] into <ć> [ʧʲ] then <ć> [t͡ʃ]
→ The <e> [e] became <ɛ> [ɛ] then <a> [a]
* Pronunciation of this word was estimated based on phonology/orthography
↺ 29 April 2019, 22:02
↺ 29 April 2019, 22:02
Synonyms (0)
No known synonyms.
Homonyms (0)
No known homonyms.
Conlang translations
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Arabic (العربية)أَسْوَد
German (Deutsch)schwarz
Greek (Ελληνικά)μαύρος
Esperantonigra
Spanish (Español)negro
Finnish (Suomi)musta
Hawaiian (`Ōlelo Hawai`i)'ele'ele
Hebrew (עברית)שחור
Hungarian (Magyar)fekete
Polish (Polski)czarny
Russian (Русский)чёрный
Albanian (Shqipe)i zi/e zezë
Old Tupiun