neeger
Estonian
Usage notes
Can be both neutral and pejorative, although the neutral meaning is becoming increasingly restricted to rural and less-educated speakers, due to influence from English. In formal polite speech (and in writing) the term mustanahaline is generally preferred.
Declension
Declension of neeger (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | neeger | 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
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