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]

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nigrītānia
Genitive	Nigrītāniae
Dative	Nigrītāniae
Accusative	Nigrītāniam
Ablative	Nigrītāniā
Vocative	Nigrītānia

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

Declension

Fifth-declension noun with a first-declension noun with a first-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rēs pūblica Nigrītāna
Genitive	Reī pūblicae Nigrītānae
Dative	Reī pūblicae Nigrītānae
Accusative	Rem pūblicam Nigrītānam
Ablative	Rē pūblicā Nigrītānā
Vocative	Rēs pūblica Nigrītāna

References:

• "Nigritania". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 02.03.2023‎