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Black
English
Etymology
From Middle English blak , from Old English blæc. Cognates include blaze, bleach, blond, bald, bale, Latin flagare , to shine, Latin blancus , white, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌰 (bala), paleness, German erbleichen , to shine, Russian веля , white.
Pronunciation
- AHD : /blăk/
- IPA : /blæk/
- SAMPA : /bl{k/
Noun
black (plural blacks)
- The colour/color perceived in the absence of light.
- A black dye, pigment.
- A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (sometimes capitalized) A person of African descent.
Synonyms
- (person):
- (standard): African American (in the US), Afro-American (in the US), person of color (US) or person of colour (UK)
- (usually derogatory): Negro
- (derogatory): coon , darkie or darky , nigger
Antonyms
- (colour, dye, pen): white
Translations
colour/color
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- Italian: nero m
- Japanese: 黒 (くろ , kuro)
- Javanese: ireng , cemeng
- Kurdish: re
- Latin: niger, nigra , nigrum
- Lithuanian: juoduma f
- Persian: سياه (siāh)
- Polish: czarny
- Russian: чёрный (chjórnyj)
- Sasxsek: nik
- Slovene: črna f
- Spanish: negro m
- Swedish: svart
- Tagalog: itim
- Vietnamese: hắc
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dye, pigment
pen, pencil, etc
person
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- Lithuanian: negras m, negrė f
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Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.
- Bosnian: crna f (1, 2), crnac m (4), crnkinja f (4)
- Catalan: negre n, negra f (1,2,3,4)
- Dutch: zwart (1), zwarte (4)
- German: Schwarz n (1,2), Schwarzer m (3)
- Spanish: negro m (1, 3), negra f (3)
- Swedish: svart (1,3)
- Turkish: siyah (1,2,3,4), kara (1,2,3), zenci (4)
Adjective
black (comparative blacker, superlative blackest)
- Of an object, absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless.
- Of a place, etc, without light.
- (sometimes capitalized) Relating to persons of African descent or (especially in the US) their culture.
Translations
absorbing all light
- Catalan: negre m, negra f (1,2,3,4) (ca)
- Cebuano: itom
- Chinese: 黑
- Estonian: must
- Finnish: musta
- French: noir m, noire f
- German: schwarz (1,2,3,4) (de)
- Greek, Modern: μαύρος m, μαύρη f, μαύρο n
- Hebrew: שחור
- Hungarian: fekete
- Indonesia: kelam , legam
- Interlingua: nigre
- Irish: dubh
- Italian: nero m, nera f
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- Japanese: 黒い (くろい, kuroi)
- Lithuanian: juodas m, juoda f, n
- Persian: سياه (siāh)
- Polish: czarny m, czarna f, czarne n
- Sasxsek: niki
- Slovene: črn m, črna f, črno n
- Spanish: negro m, negra f
- Swedish: svart
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without light
relating to persons of African descent
Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.
- Dutch: zwarte (1,4), donker (2,3)
- Swedish: svart (1,2,3,4)
- Tagalog: itim
- Turkish: siyah (1,2,3,4), kara (1,2,3), zenci (4)
Antonyms
- white
Related terms
See also
Further translations to be checked
The translations below might be for any sense of either the noun or the adjective. Would native speakers check these and move them accordingly.
- Basque: beltz
- Breton: du
- Bosnian: crn m, crna f, crno n, crni m plural, crne f plural, crna n plural
- Bulgarian: черен
- Czech: černý
- Cornish: du
- Corsican: neru
- Esperanto: nigra
- Frisian: swart
- Greek, Ancient: μέλας m (melas), μέλαινα f (melaena), μέλαν n (melan)
- Latin: niger
- Manchu: sahaliyan
- Marathi: kalla
- Persian: سياه (siāh)
- Portuguese: negro, preto
- Romanian: negru
- Russian: чёрный
- Slovak: čierny
- Turkish: kara
- Vietnamese: đen
Transitive verb
to black (blacking, blacked, blacked)
- To make black.
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