негр

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲeɡr]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French nègre.

Noun

негр (negr) m anim (genitive не́гра, nominative plural не́гры, genitive plural не́гров, feminine негритя́нка)

негр
  1. black (man); negro
  2. (colloquial, offensive) someone who works for peanuts or for nothing, a slave
  3. (colloquial) ghost writer (usually in the idiom "литературный негр")
Usage notes
  • The usage of the word негр (negr) or негритя́нка (negritjánka) in Russian is generally not considered pejorative. Until recently, it was considered a neutral word in Russian, and was not used derogatively.
  • Due to Western influence, for political correctness some people now avoid the term.
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Noun

негр (negr) m anim (genitive не́гра, nominative plural не́гры, genitive plural не́гров)

  1. (colloquial) abbreviation of неграждани́н (negraždanín): non-citizen (used primarily in Latvia and Estonia)
    Тем не ме́нее, есть нема́ло «не́гров», кото́рые принципиа́льно не хотя́т получа́ть гражда́нство Ла́твии.
    Tem ne méneje, jestʹ nemálo “négrov”, kotóryje principiálʹno ne xotját polučátʹ graždánstvo Látvii.
    Nevertheless, there are many non-citizens who don't want to acquire Latvian citizenship on principle.
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