subniger

Latin

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-

Latin niger

Latin subniger

From sub- + niger.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsʊb.nɪ.ɡɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsub.ni.d͡ʒer]

Adjective

subniger (feminine subnigra, neuter subnigrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. blackish, somewhat black

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	subniger	subnigra	subnigrum		subnigrī	subnigrae	subnigra
genitive	subnigrī	subnigrae	subnigrī		subnigrōrum	subnigrārum	subnigrōrum
dative	subnigrō	subnigrae	subnigrō		subnigrīs
accusative	subnigrum	subnigram	subnigrum		subnigrōs	subnigrās	subnigra
ablative	subnigrō	subnigrā	subnigrō		subnigrīs
vocative	subniger	subnigra	subnigrum		subnigrī	subnigrae	subnigra

References

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