nigellus

Latin

Etymology

From niger (black) + -lus.

Adjective

nigellus (feminine nigella, neuter nigellum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Diminutive of niger (black): somewhat black

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nigellus nigella nigellum nigellī nigellae nigella
Genitive nigellī nigellae nigellī nigellōrum nigellārum nigellōrum
Dative nigellō nigellō nigellīs
Accusative nigellum nigellam nigellum nigellōs nigellās nigella
Ablative nigellō nigellā nigellō nigellīs
Vocative nigelle nigella nigellum nigellī nigellae nigella

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: niello
      • English: niello
      • French: nielle (probably)
  • Insular Romance:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitano-Romance:
    • Catalan: niell
    • Old Occitan: niel
    • Portuguese: nielo
    • Spanish: niel
  • Borrowings:
    • English: Nigel
    • Portuguese: nigelo

References

Further reading

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