Russian

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.

Declension

Synonyms

• ара́п ‎(aráp), мавр ‎(mavr) - dated
• африка́нец ‎(afrikánec)
• а́фро-америка́нец ‎(áfro-amerikánec) - (literally) African American (neologism, not commonly used)
• негро́ид ‎(negróid)
• черножо́пый ‎(černožópyj) - vulgar, derogatory, offensive
• черноко́жий ‎(černokóžij)
• чернома́зый ‎(černomázyj) - vulgar, derogatory, offensive
• чёрный ‎(čórnyj) - (literally) black (can be offensive, although it's more commonly used to describe the natives of Caucasus)

Derived terms

• негритя́нка ‎(negritjánka) - black woman
• негритёнок ‎(negritjónok) - little black boy
• негритя́нский ‎(negritjánskij) adj
• негрито́с ‎(negritós), негрито́ска ‎(negritóska) noun (offensive)

Descendants

• Armenian: նեգր ‎(negr)

Etymology 2

Noun

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

1. (colloquial) abbreviation of неграждани́н ‎(negraždanín): non-citizen

   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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