amerikaner

See also: Amerikaner

Danish

Etymology

From Amerika +‎ -aner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amɛrikaːˀnər/, [ɑmɑiˈkʰæˀnɐ], [ɑmʁiˈkʰæˀnɐ], [ɑmʁiˈkʰæːnɐ]

Noun

amerikaner c (singular definite amerikaneren, plural indefinite amerikanere)

1. American (a person from USA)
2. (rare) American (a person from the Americas)
3. ice cream cone with a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat (chocolate teacake) and jam

Declension

Declension of amerikaner

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	amerikaner	amerikaneren	amerikanere	amerikanerne
genitive	amerikaners	amerikanerens	amerikaneres	amerikanernes

Derived terms

• afroamerikaner (“Afro-American”)
• (dated) amerikanerinde (“American woman”)

Related terms

• Amerika (“America”)
• amerikansk (“American”)

References

• “amerikaner” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Amerika and the suffix -aner.

Noun

amerikaner m (definite singular amerikaneren, indefinite plural amerikanere, definite plural amerikanerne)

1. an American
   1. a person from the Americas, particularly the USA

      Jeg møtte to amerikanere i går.

      I met two Americans yesterday.

   2. a car manufactured in the USA

      Jeg var ikke sikker på om jeg skulle kjøpe en europeer eller amerikaneren.

      I wasn't sure whether to buy a European or an American car.

   3. a ship from the USA.

      Kapteinen styrte amerikaneren inn i bukta.

      The captain steered the "American ship" into the bay.

2. a card game similar to bridge and whist

Alternative forms

• USA-amerikaner (person from the USA)

Derived terms

• afroamerikaner
• latinamerikaner
• nordamerikaner
• norskamerikaner
• norsk-amerikaner
• tyskamerikaner
• tysk-amerikaner

 

Related terms

• Amerika
• amerikanisere
• amerikanisme
• amerikanist
• amerikansk
• Amerikas forente stater
• Franco-Amerika
• Latin-Amerika
• Mellom-Amerika
• Nord-Amerika
• Sør-Amerika

 

See also

• amerikanar (Nynorsk)
• USA

References

• “amerikaner” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “amerikaner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

amerikaner

1. indefinite plural of amerikan