indian
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
indian (plural indians)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”)
Noun[edit]
indian (comparative more indian, superlative most indian)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
indian m (plural indieni)
Declension[edit]
Declension of indian
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) indian | indianul | (niște) indieni | indienii |
genitive/dative | (unui) indian | indianului | (unor) 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 (A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)
Usage notes[edit]
Less controversial as a term in Sweden compared to the US, though "amerikansk urinvånare" appears for "Native American."
Declension[edit]
Declension of indian | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | indian | indianen | indianer | indianerna |
Genitive | indians | indianens | indianers | indianernas |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Finnish: intiaani
See also[edit]
- indier (“Indian (person from India)”)
References[edit]
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- English countable nouns
- English adjectives
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Spanish
- Swedish terms suffixed with -an
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns