Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 9068 6909452 2009-06-30T08:46:32Z Interwicket 46132 iwiki +[[:es:American]] {{wikipedia|dab=American}} {{also|american|Američan}} ==English== ===Etymology=== * {{suffix|America|an}}, or via Modified Latin ''Americanus'' with the same etymology. ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|US}} {{IPA|/əˈmɛɹɪkən/}}, {{SAMPA|/@"mEr\Ik@n/}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A person born in, or a [[citizen]] or [[inhabitant]] of, the [[United States of America]]. #: ''She went from Mexico to the USA before she gave birth, so her child would be an American.'' # An [[inhabitant]] of the [[America]]s. More often this is specified as either ''North American'', ''Central American'' or ''South American.'' ====Derived terms==== * [[Central American]] * [[North American]] * [[South American]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|person born in or citizen of the USA}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|امريكي|tr=’amrīki|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|ամերիկացի|tr=amerikac’i|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Chinese: {{t-|cmn|美国人|tr=měiguórén|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Croatian: {{t+|hr|Amerikanac|m}}, {{t+|hr|Amerikanka|f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|Američan|m}}, {{t-|cs|Američanka|f}} * Danish: {{t+|da|amerikaner|c}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|Amerikaan|m}}, {{t-|nl|Amerikaanse|f}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|usonano|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|ameeriklane}} * Faroese: {{t-|fo|amerikanari|m|xs=Faroese}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|amerikkalainen}}, {{t-|fi|yhdysvaltalainen}}, {{t+|fi|jenkki}} * French: {{t+|fr|Américain|m}}, {{t+|fr|États-Unien|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Amerikaner|m}}, {{t+|de|Amerikanerin|f}}, {{t-|de|Ami|m}} (slang, neutral) ({{plural}} Amis) * Hebrew: [[אמריקני]] {{m}} (amerikani), [[אמריקנית]] {{f}} (amerikanit) * Indonesian: [[orang]] [[Amerika]] * Italian: {{t+|it|americano|m}}, {{t+|it|americana|f}}, {{t+|it|statunitense|m|f}}, {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|アメリカ人|tr=Amerikajin|sc=Jpan}} * Korean: [[미국인]] (Migugin) * Latin: [[Americanus]] * Navajo: [[Bilagáana]] * Norwegian: {{t+|no|amerikaner|m}}, {{t-|no|amerikanere|m|p}} * Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[آمریکای]]}} (amrikayee) * Polish: {{t+|pl|Amerykanin|m}}, {{t+|pl|Amerykanka|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|estado-unidense|m|f}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|american|m}}, {{t-|ro|americancă|f}}, {{t-|ro|americani|m|p}}, {{t-|ro|americance|f|p}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|американец|m|tr=amerikánets|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|американка|f|tr=amerikánka|sc=Cyrl}} * Serbian: [[amerikanac]] {{m}}, [[amerikanka]] {{f}}, [[amerikanče]] {{n}} * Slovene: {{t-|sl|Američan|m}}, {{t-|sl|Američanka|f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|estadounidense|m|f}}, {{t+|es|norteamericano|m}} * Swedish: [[amerikan]] {{c}}, [[amerikanare]] {{c}} * [[Taos]]: [[phonsáyna]] * Turkish: {{t+|tr|Amerikan}}, {{t+|tr|Amerikalı}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|inhabitant of the Americas}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|ամերիկացի|tr=amerikac’i|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Chinese: {{t|cmn|美洲人|tr=měizhōurén|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Danish: {{t+|da|amerikaner|c}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|Amerikaan}} {{trans-mid}} * Esperanto: [[amerikano]] * German: {{t+|de|Amerikaner|m}}, {{t+|de|Amerikanerin|f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|americano|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|amerikan|c}}, {{t+|sv|amerikanare|c}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Proper noun=== {{en-proper noun}} # The English language as spoken in the USA; [[American English]]. #* '''1942''', We sat down in the central square and drank coffee and a man came up and spoke to us in '''American'''. — Rebecca West, ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon'' (Canongate 2006, p. 756) ====Translations==== {{trans-top|American English}} * Finnish: [[amerikka]] (rare, derogative) * German: [[Amerikanisch]] {{n}}, (more precisely) [[amerikanisches Englisch]] {{n}} * Italian: {{t+|it|inglese americano|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|amerykański|m}}, {{t-|pl|amerykańska|f}}, {{t-|pl|amerykańskie|n}} * Russian: {{t|ru|американский английский|sc=Cyrl}} * Swedish: [[amerikanska]], amerikansk engelska {{trans-bottom}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj}} # Of, from, or pertaining to the [[United States of America]], [[w:Americans|its people ]] or [[w:Culture of the United States|its culture]]. #: ''Thanksgiving is an American tradition.'' #: ''He married an American woman in order to get an American passport.'' # Of or pertaining to the [[America]]s. More often this is specified as either "North American" or "South American." ====Translations==== {{trans-top|of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[امريكي]]}} (’amríki) * Armenian: {{t-|hy|ամերիկական|tr=amerikakan|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t-|hy|ամերիկյան|tr=amerikyan|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Chinese: [[美國]]的, [[美国]][[的]] (měiguó de) * Croatian: {{t+|hr|američki}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|americký|m}} * Danish: {{t+|da|amerikansk}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|Amerikaans}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|usona|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: [[amerikkalainen]], [[yhdysvaltalainen]], [[Yhdysvallat|Yhdysvaltain]] (''genitive of noun''), [[Amerikka|Amerikan]] (''genitive of noun'') * French: {{t+|fr|américain|m}}, {{t+|fr|américaine|f}}; {{t+|fr|états-unien|m}}, {{t+|fr|états-unienne|f}} {{trans-mid}} * German: [[amerikanisch]], (more precisely) [[US-amerikanisch]] * Italian: [[americano]], (more precisely) [[statunitense]] * Japanese: {{t+|ja|アメリカ|sc=Jpan}}の (Amerika no), {{t+|ja|米国|sc=Jpan}}の (Beikoku no) * Korean: [[미국]][[의]] (Miguk-ui) * Norwegian: {{t+|no|amerikansk}} ''sg indef'', [[amerikanske]] ''pl or def'' * Polish: {{t+|pl|amerykański|m}}, {{t-|pl|amerykańska|f}}, {{t-|pl|amerykańskie|n}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|americano}}, {{t+|pt|norte-americano}}, {{t+|pt|estado-unidense}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|американский|tr=amerikánskij|sc=Cyrl}} * Slovene: [[ameriški]] {{m}}, [[ameriška]] {{f}}, [[ameriško]] {{n}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|norteamericano|m}}, {{t+|es|estadounidense}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|amerikansk}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|Amerikalı}}, {{t+|tr|Amerikan}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|of or pertaining to the Americas}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[امريكي]]}} (’amríki) * Armenian: {{t-|hy|ամերիկական|tr=amerikakan|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t-|hy|ամերիկյան|tr=amerikyan|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Croatian: {{t+|hr|američki}} * Danish: {{t+|da|amerikansk}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|Amerikaans}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|amerika|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: [[Amerikka|Amerikan]] (''genitive of noun''), [[amerikkalainen]] * French: {{t+|fr|américain|m}}, {{t+|fr|américaine|f}} * German: {{t+|de|amerikanisch}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: [[americano]], (more precisely) [[sudamericano]], [[centroamericano]] and [[nordamericano]] * Japanese: {{t-|ja|南北アメリカ|sc=Jpan}}の (Nanboku Amerika no) * Norwegian: {{t+|no|amerikansk}} ''sg indef'', [[amerikanske]] ''pl or def'' * Polish: {{t+|pl|amerykański|m}}, {{t-|pl|amerykańska|f}}, {{t-|pl|amerykańskie|n}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|americano}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|американский|tr=amerikánskij|sc=Cyrl}} * Slovene: [[ameriški]] {{m}}, [[ameriška]] {{f}}, [[ameriško]] {{n}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|americano|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|amerikansk}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Filipino}}: [[amerikano]], [[Kano]], [[Puti]], [[WAMS]] * {{ttbc|Hebrew}}: [[אמריקני]] {{m}} (amerikani), [[אמריקנית]] {{f}} (amerikanit) * {{ttbc|Latin}}: [[Americanus]] {{m}}, [[Americana]] {{f}}, [[Americanum]] {{n}} * {{ttbc|Romanian}}: [[american]] {{m}}, [[americană]] {{f}}, [[americani]] {{p}}, [[americane]] {{f|p}} * {{ttbc|Serbian}}: [[američki]] {{m}}, [[američka]] {{f}}, [[američko]] {{m}}, {{trans-bottom}} ====Synonyms==== * {{sense|US American}} [[Usonian]], [[Septic]], [[US American]], [[United Statesian]], [[US-ian]], [[Usanian]] ===Derived terms=== {{rel-top|terms derived from American}} * [[Americanism]] * [[Americanize]] * [[Americanization]] * [[American dun-bar]] * [[American eagle]] {{rel-mid}} * [[American English]] * [[American option]] * [[American Thanksgiving]] * [[Latin-American Spanish]] * [[US Americans]] {{rel-bottom}} {{lookfrom|American}} ===References=== * [[w:North America|North America]] * [[w:South America|South America]] * [[w:United States of America|United States of America]] [[Category:Demonyms]] [[Category:English eponyms]] [[de:American]] [[et:American]] [[el:American]] [[es:American]] [[fa:American]] [[fr:American]] [[ko:American]] [[io:American]] [[it:American]] [[sw:American]] [[ku:American]] [[hu:American]] [[ja:American]] [[no:American]] [[pl:American]] [[pt:American]] [[ru:American]] [[simple:American]] [[fi:American]] [[sv:American]] [[tr:American]] [[vi:American]] [[zh:American]]