Afrikaner
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Africander (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)
- A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.
- A breed of cattle; Afrikander.
Translations[edit]
member of ethnic group
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breed of cattle — see Afrikander
See also[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)
- Afrikaner
- Synonym: (colloquial or historical) Boer
- Short for Afrikanerbees. (zebu)
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
- Afrikaan (“African”)
- Afrikaanssprekende (“Afrikaans speaker”)
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Afrikaander (dated, historical)
Etymology[edit]
From Afrikaan + -er. First attested in the 17th century. The sense “Afrikaner” is borrowed from Afrikaans.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Afrikaner m (plural Afrikaners, diminutive Afrikanertje n)
- Afrikaner [from late 19th c.]
- (archaic) African [17th–19th c.]
- Synonym: Afrikaan
- (archaic) Africanus [17th–19th c.]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Latin āfricānus + -er instead of -us
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Afrikaner m (strong, genitive Afrikaners, plural Afrikaner, feminine Afrikanerin)
- African (person)
- 1996, Sonja Fuchs, Die haitianischen Tiersprichwörter und ihre Herkunft, Kreolische Bibliothek Band 17, Helmut Buske Verlag Hamburg, p.58:
- Viele Historiker, die sich mit dem Sklavenhandel an den verschiedenen Küstenabschnitten Afrikas auseinandersetzen, weisen darauf hin, daß wesentlich mehr männliche als weibliche Afrikaner an die Europäer verkauft wurden.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1996, Sonja Fuchs, Die haitianischen Tiersprichwörter und ihre Herkunft, Kreolische Bibliothek Band 17, Helmut Buske Verlag Hamburg, p.58:
Declension[edit]
Declension of Afrikaner [masculine, strong]
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Further reading[edit]
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