indian
Appearance
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]indian (plural indians)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”).
Adjective
[edit]indian (comparative more indian, superlative most indian)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”).
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French indien. By surface analysis, India + -an.
Adjective
[edit]indian m or n (feminine singular indiană, masculine plural indieni, feminine and neuter plural indiene)
- Indian (of, from or relating to India)
- Native American
- Synonym: amerindian
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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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
[edit]indian m (plural indieni, feminine equivalent indiană or indiancă)
- Indian (native or inhabitant of India) (usually male)
- Native American
- Synonym: amerindian
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | indian | indianul | indieni | indienii | |
genitive-dative | indian | indianului | indieni | indienilor | |
vocative | indianule | indienilor |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish indiano (literally “inhabitant of India”), equivalent to Indien + -an.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]indian c
- Indian, American Indian (member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)
- Hyponym: (female) indianska
Usage notes
[edit]Less controversial as a term in Sweden compared to the US, though amerikansk urinvånare appears for "Native American".
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | indian | indians |
definite | indianen | indianens | |
plural | indefinite | indianer | indianers |
definite | indianerna | indianernas |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Finnish: intiaani
See also
[edit]- blekansikte
- indier (“Indian (person from India)”)
References
[edit]Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English adjectives
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms suffixed with -an
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives
- ro:Demonyms
- ro:India
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- ro:Male people
- ro:Nationalities
- Swedish terms derived from Spanish
- Swedish terms suffixed with -an
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/ɑːn
- Rhymes:Swedish/ɑːn/3 syllables
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns