Editing Nigger (section)

===Similar-sounding words===
{{lang|la|Niger}} (Latin for "black") occurs in Latinate [[scientific nomenclature]] and is the [[root word]] for some [[homophone]]s of ''nigger''; sellers of [[niger seed]] (used as bird feed), sometimes use the spelling ''Nyjer'' seed. The classical [[Latin spelling and pronunciation|Latin pronunciation]] {{IPA|/ˈniɡeɾ/}} sounds similar to the English {{IPA|/ˈnɪɡər/}}, occurring in biologic and [[anatomic]] names, such as ''[[Hyoscyamus niger]]'' (black henbane), and even for animals that are in fact not black, such as ''[[Sciurus niger]]'' (fox squirrel).

{{lang|la|Nigra}} is the Latin feminine form of {{lang|la|niger}} (black), used in biologic and anatomic names such as [[substantia nigra]] (black substance).

The word ''niggardly'' (miserly) is etymologically unrelated to ''nigger'', derived from the [[Old Norse]] word {{lang|non|nig}} (stingy) and the [[Middle English]] word {{lang|enm|nigon}}. In the US, this word [[controversies about the word niggardly|has been misinterpreted]] as related to ''nigger'' and taken as offensive. In January 1999, David Howard, a white Washington, D.C., city employee, was compelled to resign after using ''niggardly''—in a financial context—while speaking with black colleagues, who took umbrage. After reviewing the misunderstanding, Mayor [[Anthony A. Williams]] offered to reinstate Howard to his former position. Howard refused reinstatement but took a job elsewhere in the mayor's government.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/williams/williams020499.htm |title=D.C. Mayor Acted 'Hastily', Will Rehire Aide |last=Woodlee |first=Yolanda |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 4, 1999 |access-date=August 17, 2007 |archive-date=August 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820112736/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/williams/williams020499.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{lang|es|Negro}} {{IPA|[ˈne.ɣ̞ɾo]}} is the Spanish word for 'black', and is commonly a part of place names and proper names, particularly in the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest of the United States]].