Amerikaner

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch Amerikaan + -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.mɪə̯.riˈkɑː.nər/
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Noun[edit]

Amerikaner (plural Amerikaners)

  1. American

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ameʁiˈkaːnɐ/
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Etymology 1[edit]

From Amerika +‎ -er, with an additional n, or from Latin americānus +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

Amerikaner m (strong, genitive Amerikaners, plural Amerikaner, feminine Amerikanerin)

  1. American (from America, the Americas, the American continent(s))
  2. (colloquial) US-American (from the United States of America)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Amerikaner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amerikaner die Amerikaner
genitive eines des Amerikaners der Amerikaner
dative einem dem Amerikaner den Amerikanern
accusative einen den Amerikaner die Amerikaner
Synonyms[edit]

(US-American):

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Etymology 2[edit]

A black and white Amerikaner

Alteration of the former name Ammoniakaner, so named from the ammonium bicarbonate that may be used as leavening.

Noun[edit]

Amerikaner m (strong, genitive Amerikaners, plural Amerikaner)

  1. A round cakelike pastry of flour, butter, and lemon juice, with a sugar glaze, most often plain white, but sometimes chocolate or half-white/half-chocolate.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Amerikaner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amerikaner die Amerikaner
genitive eines des Amerikaners der Amerikaner
dative einem dem Amerikaner den Amerikanern
accusative einen den Amerikaner die Amerikaner

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