"Nigger" meaning in German

See Nigger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪɡɐ/ Audio: De-Nigger.oga , De-Nigger.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from English nigger. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|en:nigger}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "nigger", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Nigger", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Nigger">, {{bor+|de|en|nigger}} Borrowed from English nigger Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Nigger m (strong, genitive Niggers, plural Nigger, feminine Niggerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Niggers [genitive], Nigger [plural], Niggerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Nigger [nominative, singular], Nigger [definite, nominative, plural], Niggers [genitive, singular], Nigger [definite, genitive, plural], Nigger [dative, singular], Niggern [dative, definite, plural], Nigger [accusative, singular], Nigger [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) nigger (male or of unspecified gender) Tags: derogatory, ethnic, masculine, offensive, slur, strong Synonyms: Maximalpigmentierter, Mohr, Neger, Schwarzer

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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    {
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          "text": "Kein Vietnamese hat mich jemals Nigger genannt.",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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          "word": "Mohr"
        },
        {
          "word": "Neger"
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      "tags": [
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}

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