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negra

See also: ñegra

Asturian

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negra

  1. feminine singular of negru

Catalan

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negra

  1. feminine singular of negre

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negra f (plural negres, masculine negre)

  1. female equivalent of negre: black/Black woman; female ghostwriter

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negra f (plural negres)

  1. (music) crotchet, quarter note

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish negra.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈneɡɾa/ [ˈn̪iɡ.ɾ̪ɐ]

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negra

  1. (offensive, vulgar) female equivalent of negro

Galician

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negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

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negra f (plural negras)

  1. female equivalent of negro

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).

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negra

  1. black person
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 96:
      See oli moni voos takas Afrikaas, yhes negroin kyläs.
      It was many a year ago in Africa, in one village of black people.
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122:
      Seitsentoist tuhatta negraa kooli vaa yhtä rautateetä tekijees Belgian Afrikan kolonias.
      Seventeen thousand black people died in the creation of just one railway in the African colony of Belgium.

Usage notes

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  • Unlike in English, but just like in Russian, negra is not considered derogatory.

Declension

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Declension of negra (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative negra negrat
genitive negran negroin
partitive negraa negroja
illative negraa negroi
inessive negraas negrois
elative negrast negroist
allative negralle negroille
adessive negraal negroil
ablative negralt negroilt
translative negraks negroiks
essive negranna, negraan negroinna, negroin
exessive1) negrant negroint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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Interlingua

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negra (plural negras)

  1. black woman
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Lombard

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negra f

  1. (Old Lombard) black
    • 1274, Bonvesin de la Riva, Libro de Tre Scrigiure:
      La prima sì è negra e è de grand pagura
      The first is black and instills great fear

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negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: ne‧gra

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negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

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negra f (plural negras)

  1. female equivalent of negro
  2. contusion

Spanish

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negra f (plural negras)

  1. female equivalent of negro
  2. (music) crotchet, quarter note
  3. (chess) black piece
  4. bad luck

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negra

  1. feminine singular of negro

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish negra.

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negra (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇ) (colloquial, usually derogatory, potentially offensive)

  1. feminine of negro

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negra (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇ) (colloquial, usually derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur)

  1. female equivalent of negro
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