Amerika

See also: Ameríka, Amerîka, Amerikā, Ameriką, Amẹrika, and amerika

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English

Etymology 1

From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmɛ.ɹɪ.kə/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. (derogatory, politics) America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
   • 1971, Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book‎^[1], page 4:

     Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.

   • 2008 April 30, Zoe Trodd, American Protest Literature, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 444:

     CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969
     If the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of "Refugees from Amerika."

Derived terms

• Amerika Bay
• Gulf of Amerika

Related terms

• Amerikkka

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Amerika

1. A female given name, variant of America.
   • 2008, Sam Warren, Tales from the Tijuana Jails, Bookwarren Publishing Servi, →ISBN, page 203:

     […] As far as he could determine, the victim had been stealing from Amerika in order to support his crystal habit. The victim had also been Amerika's lover and had lived in the carraca with her.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Amerika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɪərəka/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

See also

continents: kontinenteedit

• Afrika
• Amerika
  • Noord-Amerika
  • Suid-Amerika
• Antarktika
• Asië
• Europa
• Oseanië

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amɛɾiˈka/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. definite nominative singular of Amerikë

Azerbaijani

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. (informal) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

   Synonyms: Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları, ABŞ

Declension

Declension of Amerika

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	Amerikalar
definite accusative	Amerikanı	Amerikaları
dative	Amerikaya	Amerikalara
locative	Amerikada	Amerikalarda
ablative	Amerikadan	Amerikalardan
definite genitive	Amerikanın	Amerikaların

Possessive forms of Amerika

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikam	Amerikalarım
sənin (“your”)	Amerikan	Amerikaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikası	Amerikaları
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamız	Amerikalarımız
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanız	Amerikalarınız
onların (“their”)	Amerikası or Amerikaları	Amerikaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamı	Amerikalarımı
sənin (“your”)	Amerikanı	Amerikalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasını	Amerikalarını
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızı	Amerikalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızı	Amerikalarınızı
onların (“their”)	Amerikasını or Amerikalarını	Amerikalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikama	Amerikalarıma
sənin (“your”)	Amerikana	Amerikalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasına	Amerikalarına
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamıza	Amerikalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanıza	Amerikalarınıza
onların (“their”)	Amerikasına or Amerikalarına	Amerikalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamda	Amerikalarımda
sənin (“your”)	Amerikanda	Amerikalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasında	Amerikalarında
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızda	Amerikalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızda	Amerikalarınızda
onların (“their”)	Amerikasında or Amerikalarında	Amerikalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamdan	Amerikalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	Amerikandan	Amerikalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasından	Amerikalarından
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızdan	Amerikalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızdan	Amerikalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	Amerikasından or Amerikalarından	Amerikalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	Amerikamın	Amerikalarımın
sənin (“your”)	Amerikanın	Amerikalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	Amerikasının	Amerikalarının
bizim (“our”)	Amerikamızın	Amerikalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	Amerikanızın	Amerikalarınızın
onların (“their”)	Amerikasının or Amerikalarının	Amerikalarının

Derived terms

• amerikalı

Related terms

• amerikan

Cebuano

Etymology

From English America.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.

Cornish

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈamɛrɪka]
• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Rhymes: -ɪka

Proper noun

Amerika f (relational adjective americký, demonym Američan or (rare) Amerikánec, female demonym Američanka)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Declension

Declension of Amerika (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Amerika
genitive	Ameriky
dative	Americe
accusative	Ameriku
vocative	Ameriko
locative	Americe
instrumental	Amerikou

Derived terms

• amerikanismus
• amerikanista
• amerikanistika
• amerikanizace
• amerikanizovat
• jihoamerický
• Jihoameričan
• Jižní Amerika
• Severní Amerika
• severoamerický
• Severoameričan
• Střední Amerika
• středoamerický
• Středoameričan

Related terms

• američtina

See also

continents: světadílyedit

• Afrika
• Amerika
  • Jižní Amerika
  • Severní Amerika
• Antarktida
• Asie
• Austrálie
• Evropa
• Oceánie

Further reading

• “Amerika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Amerika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈmeː(.)ri.ka/, [aˈmeːˀʁikʰa], [aˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa], [ɑˈmeɐ̯ˀikʰa]

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Dutch

Etymology

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.

The hamlet first appears in the written record in 1909 as Nieuw Amerika. It is named after the continent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eːrikaː
• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Homophone: America

Proper noun

Amerika n (plural Amerika's (referring to the supercontinent))

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
3. a hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Amerikaan
• Amerikaans
• Centraal-Amerika
• Latijns-Amerika
• Midden-Amerika
• Noord-Amerika
• Spaans-Amerika
• Verenigde Staten van Amerika
• Zuid-Amerika

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Amerika
• Negerhollands: Ameriki, Meriki
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: Ameriki, Meriki

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Fijian

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

German

Alternative forms

• America (obsolete)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmeːʁika/
• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/ (Austria)

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
   • 1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Den Vereinigten Staaten”, in Zahme Xenien‎^[2], section 9:

     Amerika, du hast es besser / Als unser Kontinent, das alte, / Hast keine verfallene Schlösser / Und keine Basalte.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• The plural Amerika refers to North America (German: Nordamerika) and South America (German: Südamerika).

Synonyms

• (USA): USA, US-Amerika, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

Meronyms

• Nordamerika, Mittelamerika, Zentralamerika, Südamerika
• US-Amerika

Derived terms

• amerikanisch

Descendants

• English: Amerika

Further reading

• “Amerika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gilbertese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameɾika/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Hungarian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒmɛrikɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Proper noun

Amerika

1. (informal) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Amerikai Egyesült Államok)
2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	—
accusative	Amerikát	—
dative	Amerikának	—
instrumental	Amerikával	—
causal-final	Amerikáért	—
translative	Amerikává	—
terminative	Amerikáig	—
essive-formal	Amerikaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Amerikában	—
superessive	Amerikán	—
adessive	Amerikánál	—
illative	Amerikába	—
sublative	Amerikára	—
allative	Amerikához	—
elative	Amerikából	—
delative	Amerikáról	—
ablative	Amerikától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Amerikáé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Amerikáéi	—

Possessive forms of Amerika

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Amerikám	—
2nd person sing.	Amerikád	—
3rd person sing.	Amerikája	—
1st person plural	Amerikánk	—
2nd person plural	Amerikátok	—
3rd person plural	Amerikájuk	—

Derived terms

• amerikai

Compound words

• Amerika-ellenes
• Dél-Amerika
• Észak-Amerika
• Közép-Amerika
• Latin-Amerika

See also

continents: kontinensek, földrészekedit

• Afrika
• Amerika
  • Dél-Amerika
  • Észak-Amerika
• Antarktisz (more common; loosely speaking), Antarktika (technical term)
• Ázsia
• Európa
• Óceánia

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ameˈrika/ [a.meˈri.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amérika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Derived terms

• benua Amerika

• Amerika Latin
• Amerika Selatan
• Amerika Serikat
• Amerika Tengah
• Amerika Utara

See also

continents: benua-benuaedit

• Afrika
• Amerika
  • Amerika Selatan
  • Amerika Utara
• Antarktika
• Asia
• Eropa
• Oseania

Japanese

Romanization

Amerika

1. Rōmaji transcription of アメリカ

Latvian

Amerika

Etymology

From Americus, Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amɛɾika]

• Audio (Riga):

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Proper noun

Amerika f (4th declension)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

   Amerikas ģeogrāfiskais centrs atrodas Hondurasā, Sigvatepekē ― the geographic center of America is located in Honduras, in Siguatepeque

2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

   Amerikas pilsoņu karš ― the American civil war

   Amerikas prezidents Baraks Obama pēc 2009.gada novembrī plānotās vizītes Ķīnā nolēmis personīgi tikties ar Tibetas garīgo līderi Dalailamu ― the American President Barack Obama, after his planned visit to China in 2009, decided to meet personally with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama

Declension

Declension of Amerika (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	Amerika	—
genitive	Amerikas	—
dative	Amerikai	—
accusative	Ameriku	—
instrumental	Ameriku	—
locative	Amerikā	—
vocative	Amerika	—

Derived terms

• Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
• Centrālamerika
• Dienvidamerika
• Latīņamerika
• Ziemeļamerika

Related terms

• amerikānis, amerikāniete
• amerikānisks
• amerikānisms

See also

• kontinents
• The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):
  Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika

Limburgish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin America. The Limburgish village is named as such for its remote location.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.me.ʁi.kaː/

Proper noun

Amerika n (Veldeke spelling)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. a village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

   Holonym: Haors aan de Maas

Lithuanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈmʲɛrʲɪkɐ/

Proper noun

Amèrika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Declension

Declension of Amèrika

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	Amèrika	Amèrikos
genitive (kilmininkas)	Amèrikos	Amèrikų
dative (naudininkas)	Amèrikai	Amèrikoms
accusative (galininkas)	Amèriką	Amèrikas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	Amèrika	Amèrikomis
locative (vietininkas)	Amèrikoje	Amèrikose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	Amèrika	Amèrikos

Synonyms

• (The Americas): Amèrikos žemýnas

Derived terms

• Jungti̇̀nės Amèrikos Valsti̇̀jos
• Centri̇̀nė Amèrika
• Lotỹnų Amèrika
• Šiáurės Amèrika
• Pietų̃ Amèrika

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌamɛˈrika/ [ˌa.mɛˈri.ka], /əmɛˈrika/ [ə.mɛˈri.ka]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amerika (Jawi spelling اميريکا)

1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

   Bahasa Inggeris bahasa kebangsaan de facto Amerika.

   English is the de facto national language of America.

2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

   Pertubuhan Negara-Negara Amerika ― Organization of American States

Affixations

• amerikakan (“to Americanize”)
• pengamerikaan (“Americanization”)

Compounds

• Amerika Latin (“Latin America”)
• Amerika Selatan (“South America”)
• Amerika Syarikat (“United States of America”)
• Amerika Utara (“North America”)

Further reading

• “Amerika”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɛː.rɪ.ka/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛːrɪka

Proper noun

L-Amerika f

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

   Synonyms: Stati Uniti, Stati Uniti tal-Amerika

See also

continents: kontinentiedit

• L-Afrika
• L-Amerika
  • L-Amerika ta’ Fuq
  • L-Amerika Ċentrali
  • L-Amerika t’Isfel
• L-Antartika
• L-Asja
• L-Ewropa
• L-Oċeanja (L-Oċjanja)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Related terms

• amerikaner
• amerikansk
• Amerikas forente stater
• Latin-Amerika
• Mellom-Amerika
• Nord-Amerika
• Sentral-Amerika
• Sør-Amerika

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Related terms

• amerikanar
• amerikansk
• Latin-Amerika
• Mellom-Amerika
• Nord-Amerika
• Sentral-Amerika
• Sør-Amerika

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

• Amerikaa (rare)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Samoan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.me.ɾi.ka/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)
2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aměrika/
• Hyphenation: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Declension

Declension of Amerika

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	Amerike
genitive	Amerike	Amerika
dative	Americi	Amerikama
accusative	Ameriku	Amerike
vocative	Ameriko	Amerike
locative	Americi	Amerikama
instrumental	Amerikom	Amerikama

Slovene

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amɛ́ːrika/

Proper noun

Amȇrika f

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Zdrúžene držáve Amêrike)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nominative	Amêrika
genitive	Amêrike
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Amêrika
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Amêrike
dative (dajȃlnik)	Amêriki
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Amêriko
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Amêriki
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Amêriko

Synonyms

• (United States): Zdrúžene držáve, ZDA

Related terms

• Američàn / Američánka
• amêriški

Further reading

• “Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈmɛ.ɾi.kɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. (nonstandard) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

   Synonym: Marekani

Derived terms

• Amerika ya Kaskazini
• Amerika ya Kusini

See also

continents: mabaraedit

• Afrika
• Amerika
  • Amerika ya Kaskazini
  • Amerika ya Kusini
• Antaktika ~ Antaktiki
• Asia
• Australia
• Ulaya, Uropa

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmeːrɪka/

Proper noun

Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. (sometimes proscribed) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Amerikas förenta stater)

   Synonyms: Förenta staterna, Staterna, USA, (humorous) Amerikat

Derived terms

• amerikan
• amerikanare
• amerikanisera
• amerikansk
• amerikanska
• Centralamerika
• Latinamerika
• Mellanamerika
• Nordamerika
• Sydamerika

See also

continents: världsdelaredit

• Afrika
• Amerika
  • Nordamerika
  • Sydamerika
• Antarktis
• Asien
• Europa
• Oceanien

References

• Amerika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish América, from New Latin America, ultimately derived from the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmeɾika/ [ʔɐˌmɛː.ɾɪˈxa]
• Rhymes: -eɾika
• Syllabification: A‧me‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Amériká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜇᜒᜃ)

1. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

   Synonyms: Estados Unidos, (slang) Tate

2. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Coordinate terms

continents (Latin script): mga kontinenteedit

• Amerika
  • Hilagang Amerika
  • Timog Amerika
• Antartika
• Aprika
• Asya
• Europa
• Oseanya

Related terms

• Amerika del Norte
• Amerika del Sur
• Amerika Latina
• amerikana
• Amerikana
• Amerikanisado
• Amerikanisasyon
• Amerikanismo
• Amerikanista
• Amerikano
• anti-Amerikanismo
• anti-Amerikano
• Anglo-Amerikano
• Kana
• Kano
• Latino-Amerika
• Latino-Amerikana
• Latino-Amerikano
• Markano
• Norte-Amerika
• Norte-Amerikana
• Norte-Amerikano
• Sudamerika
• Sudamerikana
• Sudamerikano

See also

• Bagong Daigdig

Further reading

• “Amerika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 30

Turkish

Picture dictionary

Amerika

Grönland

Alaska

Kanada

Kebek

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Meksika

Karayipler

Küba

Büyük Okyanus

Atlas Okyanusu

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Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا (“Amerika”), from Italian America.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈme.ɾi.kɑ/

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. (colloquial) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

Declension

Declension of Amerika

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	Amerikalar / Amerika'lar
accusative	Amerika'yı	Amerikaları / Amerika'ları
dative	Amerika'ya	Amerikalara / Amerika'lara
locative	Amerika'da	Amerikalarda / Amerika'larda
ablative	Amerika'dan	Amerikalardan / Amerika'lardan
genitive	Amerika'nın	Amerikaların / Amerika'ların

Possessive forms of Amerika

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Amerika'm	Amerikalarım Amerika'larım
senin (your)	Amerika'n	Amerikaların Amerika'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Amerika'sı	Amerikaları Amerika'ları
bizim (our)	Amerika'mız	Amerikalarımız Amerika'larımız
sizin (your)	Amerika'nız	Amerikalarınız Amerika'larınız
onların (their)	Amerika'sı Amerikaları Amerika'ları	Amerikaları Amerika'ları

Derived terms

• Amerika armudu
• Amerika bademi
• Amerika bıldırcını
• Amerika elması
• Amerika tavşanı
• Amerika üzümü
• Amerikalı
• Güney Amerika
• Kuzey Amerika

Uzbek

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Amerika

1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
2. (colloquial) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri)

   Synonym: ABD

Declension

Declension of Amerika

	singular	plural
nominative	Amerika	Amerikalar
genitive	Amerikaning	Amerikalarning
dative	Amerikaga	Amerikalarga
definite accusative	Amerikani	Amerikalarni
locative	Amerikada	Amerikalarda
ablative	Amerikadan	Amerikalardan
similative	Amerikadek	Amerikalardek

Possessive forms of Amerika

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	Amerikam	Amerikalarim
genitive	Amerikamning	Amerikalarimning
dative	Amerikamga	Amerikalarimga
definite accusative	Amerikamni	Amerikalarimni
locative	Amerikamda	Amerikalarimda
ablative	Amerikamdan	Amerikalarimdan
similative	Amerikamdek	Amerikalarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	Amerikang	Amerikalaring
genitive	Amerikangning	Amerikalaringning
dative	Amerikangga	Amerikalaringga
definite accusative	Amerikangni	Amerikalaringni
locative	Amerikangda	Amerikalaringda
ablative	Amerikangdan	Amerikalaringdan
similative	Amerikangdek	Amerikalaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	Amerikasi	Amerikalari
genitive	Amerikasining	Amerikalarining
dative	Amerikasiga	Amerikalariga
definite accusative	Amerikasini	Amerikalarini
locative	Amerikasida	Amerikalarida
ablative	Amerikasidan	Amerikalaridan
similative	Amerikasidek	Amerikalaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	Amerikamiz	Amerikalarimiz
genitive	Amerikamizning	Amerikalarimizning
dative	Amerikamizga	Amerikalarimizga
definite accusative	Amerikamizni	Amerikalarimizni
locative	Amerikamizda	Amerikalarimizda
ablative	Amerikamizdan	Amerikalarimizdan
similative	Amerikamizdek	Amerikalarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	Amerikangiz	Amerikalaringiz
genitive	Amerikangizning	Amerikalaringizning
dative	Amerikangizga	Amerikalaringizga
definite accusative	Amerikangizni	Amerikalaringizni
locative	Amerikangizda	Amerikalaringizda
ablative	Amerikangizdan	Amerikalaringizdan
similative	Amerikangizdek	Amerikalaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	Amerikasi	Amerikalari
genitive	Amerikasining	Amerikalarining
dative	Amerikasiga	Amerikalariga
definite accusative	Amerikasini	Amerikalarini
locative	Amerikasida	Amerikalarida
ablative	Amerikasidan	Amerikalaridan
similative	Amerikasidek	Amerikalaridek