négus
French, noun/ne.ɡys/
négus is spelled N-É-G-U-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 96,749th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Négus is a French masculine noun meaning “Negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Titre d’un roi d’Éthiopie ou de l’une de ses provinces, et, spécifiquement, de l’empereur des Abyssins”.
What does négus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineNegus (supreme Ethiopian ruler)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Titre d’un roi d’Éthiopie ou de l’une de ses provinces, et, spécifiquement, de l’empereur des Abyssins.
noun: 1. Limonade au vin en usage en Angleterre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of négus
- négous
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce négus?
- /ne.ɡys/
- \ne.ɡys\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to négus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is négus in French?
négus appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).