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negus engus ngeus gneus egnus genus neugs enugs nuegs unegs eungs uengs ngues gnues nuges unges gunes ugnes eguns geuns eugns uegns guens ugens negsu engsu ngesu gnesu egnsu gensu nesgu ensgu nsegu snegu esngu sengu ngseu gnseu nsgeu sngeu gsneu sgneu egsnu gesnu esgnu segnu gsenu sgenu neusg enusg nuesg unesg eunsg uensg nesug ensug nseug sneug esnug senug nuseg unseg nsueg snueg usneg suneg eusng uesng esung seung useng sueng nguse gnuse nugse ungse gunse ugnse ngsue gnsue nsgue sngue gsnue sgnue nusge unsge nsuge snuge usnge sunge gusne ugsne gsune sgune usgne sugne egusn geusn eugsn uegsn guesn ugesn egsun gesun esgun segun gseun sgeun eusgn uesgn esugn seugn usegn suegn gusen ugsen gsuen sguen usgen sugen

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Definitions and meaning of negus

negus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːɡəs/

Etymology 1

Named from Colonel Francis Negus (died 1732), its creator.

Noun

negus (countable and uncountable, plural neguses)

1. A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.

Translations

Etymology 2

1590s, borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), itself a loan from Ge'ez ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), from the verb ነግሠ (nägśä, “rule”).

Noun

negus (plural neguses)

1. (historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.
   • 1614 Samuel Purchas, Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 In fiue bookes, Chap. V. The Voyage of Sir FRANCIS ALVAREZ, a Portugall Priest, made vnto the Court of PRETE IANNI, the great Christian Emperour of Ethiopia, §. XVII. (p. 1102)

     Sir, the Negus of Ethiopia is here in person; and this is the day of our death, doe what you can to saue your selfe, for my part I meane here to die

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Anagrams

• genus

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡus/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡus
• Hyphenation: nè‧gus

Noun

negus m (invariable)

1. (historical) title of the highest grade in the hierarchy of the Ethiopian Empire; Negus

Derived terms

• negussita

See also

• ras

Anagrams

• sugne

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡus/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡus
• Syllabification: ne‧gus

Noun

negus m pers

1. (historical) negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler)

Declension

Further reading

• negus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡus/

Noun

negus m (plural neguses)

1. (historical) Negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French negous.

Noun

negus m (plural neguși)

1. negus (ruler of Abyssinia)

Declension

Spanish

Noun

negus m (plural neguses)

1. (historical) Negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler)

Further reading

• “negus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014