Niger
Country in Africa
Nigrītānia, Nigrītāniae, f
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ni.ɡriːˈtaː.ni.a/, [nɪɡriːˈt̪äːniä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.ɡriˈta.ni.a/, [niɡriˈt̪äːniä]
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Alternative forms:
- Nigerium
Etymology:
- Commonly linked by folk etymology to Latin niger (“black”), which likely influenced the modern spelling.
Some sources give the term to Tuareg roots, deriving it from a claimed gher n-gheren or ì-ɡərw-ɑn. Older sources derive Niger, via a series of mistranslations and geographic misplacements by Greek, Roman and Arab geographers, from Ptolemy's descriptions of the wadi Gir (in modern Algeria) and the "Lower Gir" (or "Ni-Gir") to the south (which may both derive from the same source as ì-ɡərw-ɑn).
References:
- "Niger". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 02.03.2023
- "Nigritania". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 02.03.2023
Rēs pūblica Nigrītāna, Reī pūblicae Nigrītānae, f
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reːs ˈpuː.bli.ka ni.ɡriːˈtaː.na/, [reːs̠ ˈpuːblʲɪkä nɪɡriːˈt̪äːnä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /res ˈpu.bli.ka ni.ɡriˈta.na/, [rɛs ˈpuːblikä niɡriˈt̪äːnä]
Meaning:
Long form of Nigrītānia
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References:
- "Nigritania". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 02.03.2023