"nigger" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

IPA: /¹nɪɡːər/ Forms: niggert [neuter], nigre [definite, plural, singular], nigrare [comparative], nigrast [indefinite, superlative], nigraste [definite, superlative]
Etymology: From nigra (“to do fine work, to peck; to stretch”), a variant of nigla. Head templates: {{head|nn|adjective|neuter|niggert|definite singular and plural|nigre|comparative|nigrare|indefinite superlative|nigrast|definite superlative|nigraste}} nigger (neuter niggert, definite singular and plural nigre, comparative nigrare, indefinite superlative nigrast, definite superlative nigraste)
  1. economical, thrifty Synonyms: nigren, sparsam
    Sense id: en-nigger-nn-adj-myrQOplL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /¹nɪɡːər/ Forms: niggeren [definite, singular], niggerar [indefinite, plural], niggerane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From English nigger, a distortion of neger, from Middle French nègre or Spanish and Portuguese negro. Doublet of neger (“black person”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nn|en|nigger}} English nigger, {{der|nn|frm|nègre}} Middle French nègre, {{der|nn|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|nn|pt|negro}} Portuguese negro, {{doublet|nn|neger|t1=black person}} Doublet of neger (“black person”)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) nigger Tags: ethnic, masculine, offensive, slur, vulgar Related terms: neger, svarting
    Sense id: en-nigger-nn-noun-Eg9uW06j Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk ethnic slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "form": "niggerar",
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      "form": "niggerane",
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