indian

See also: Indian, indián, and Indián

English

Noun

indian (plural indians)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”).

Adjective

indian (comparative more indian, superlative most indian)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indien. By surface analysis, India +‎ -an.

Adjective

indian m or n (feminine singular indiană, masculine plural indieni, feminine and neuter plural indiene)

1. Indian (of, from or relating to India)
2. Native American

   Synonym: amerindian

Declension

Declension of indian

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	indian		indiană		indieni	indiene
	definite	indianul		indiana		indienii	indienele
genitive- dative	indefinite	indian		indiene		indieni	indiene
	definite	indianului		indienei		indienilor	indienelor

Noun

indian m (plural indieni, feminine equivalent indiană or indiancă)

1. Indian (native or inhabitant of India) (usually male)
2. Native American

   Synonym: amerindian

Declension

Declension of indian

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	indian	indianul		indieni	indienii
genitive-dative	indian	indianului		indieni	indienilor
vocative	indianule			indienilor

Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish indiano (literally “inhabitant of India”), equivalent to Indien +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪˈɑːn/

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

indian c

1. Indian, American Indian (member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)

   Hyponym: (female) indianska

Usage notes

Less controversial as a term in Sweden compared to the US, though amerikansk urinvånare appears for "Native American".

Declension

Declension of indian

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	indian	indians
	definite	indianen	indianens
plural	indefinite	indianer	indianers
	definite	indianerna	indianernas

Derived terms

• cowboys och indianer
• indianbok
• indiandans
• indianfolk
• indianhövding
• indiankrasse
• indiankrig
• indianreservat
• indiansim
• indiansk
• indianska
• indiansommar
• indianspråk
• indianstam
• indiantjut
• indiantält
• indianuppror
• inkaindian
• mayaindian

Descendants

• → Finnish: intiaani

See also

• blekansikte
• indier (“Indian (person from India)”)

References

• indian in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• indian in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• indian in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)