אַמעריקע

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /aˈmɛʁɪkə/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /aˈmeːʁɪke/

Proper noun

אַמעריקע • (amerike) f

1. America (two continents, North America and South America)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America)

Derived terms

• אַמעריקאַניש (amerikanish, “American”)
• אַמעריקאַנער (amerikaner, “American”)
• דרום־אַמעריקע (dorem-amerike, “South America”)
• צפֿון־אַמעריקע (tsofn-amerike, “North America”)