negrities
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /neˈɡri.ti.eːs/, [nɛˈɡrɪt̪ieːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /neˈɡrit.t͡si.es/, [neˈɡrit̪ː͡s̪ies]
Noun
negritiēs f (genitive negritiēī); fifth declension
- (New Latin) Alternative spelling of nigritiēs
- 1625, Fridericus Borromaeus, Musaeum in Sacred Painting — Museum, ed. & tr. Kenneth S. Rothwell, Jr., Cambridge/London: Harvard University Press (2010), § 12, page 154:
- In ea turba puer aethiops cernitur atricolor, cuius negritiem obscuritas circumfusa absorbet.
- In that crowd we see an Ethiopian boy of the color of ink, his blackness absorbed by the surrounding darkness.
- 1625, Fridericus Borromaeus, Musaeum in Sacred Painting — Museum, ed. & tr. Kenneth S. Rothwell, Jr., Cambridge/London: Harvard University Press (2010), § 12, page 154:
Declension
Fifth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | negritiēs | negritiēs |
| Genitive | negritiēī | negritiērum |
| Dative | negritiēī | negritiēbus |
| Accusative | negritiem | negritiēs |
| Ablative | negritiē | negritiēbus |
| Vocative | negritiēs | negritiēs |
References
- negrities in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 17.02.14) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016