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nigella.

Nigella sativa (plant)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[nɪˈɡɛl.la]Classical-Latin[niˈd͡ʒɛl.la]

  1. Nigella sativa (plant)

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Substantivization of the feminine of nigellus (“blackish”). Attested ca. 400 CE.

adj[nɪˈɡɛl.la]Classical-Latin[niˈd͡ʒɛl.la]

  1. inflection of nigellus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    Late-Latin · feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of nigellus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    Late-Latin · accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
adj[nɪˈɡɛl.la]Classical-Latin[niˈd͡ʒɛl.la]

  1. ablative feminine singular of nigellus

    Late-Latin · ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
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