neeger
Estonian
Noun
neeger (genitive neegri, partitive neegrit)
- negro, person of African descent
Usage notes
Despite being on par with the English "nigger", usage of the word is considered generally acceptable. Formal publications have recently started to prefer using the word "mustanahaline".
Declension
Inflection of neeger (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | neeger | neegrid |
| accusative | neegri | neegrid |
| genitive | neegri | neegrite |
| partitive | neegrit | neegreid |
| illative | neegrisse | neegritesse neegreisse |
| inessive | neegris | neegrites neegreis |
| elative | neegrist | neegritest neegreist |
| allative | neegrile | neegritele neegreile |
| adessive | neegril | neegritel neegreil |
| ablative | neegrilt | neegritelt neegreilt |
| translative | neegriks | neegriteks neegreiks |
| terminative | neegrini | neegriteni |
| essive | neegrina | neegritena |
| abessive | neegrita | neegriteta |
| comitative | neegriga | neegritega |
Synonyms
- mustanahaline
- murjan (dated)
Derived terms
- leheneeger