norteamericano

See also: norte-americano

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *nér

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros

Proto-Germanic *nurþraz

Proto-West Germanic *norþr

Old English norþbor.

Old French nort

Middle French nordbor.

Old Spanish norte

Spanish norte

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-

Proto-Germanic *amalą

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.

Proto-Germanic *rīks

Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder.

Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos

Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos

Proto-Germanic *haimaz

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Proto-Germanic *rīks

Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.?

Italian Amerigoder.

New Latin Americabor.

Spanish América

Spanish Norteamérica

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Spanish -ano

Spanish norteamericano

From Norteamérica + -ano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noɾteameɾiˈkano/ [noɾ.t̪e.a.me.ɾiˈka.no]
Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: nor‧te‧a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

Adjective

norteamericano (feminine norteamericana, masculine plural norteamericanos, feminine plural norteamericanas)

North American (of, from or relating to North America)
Hypernym: americano
- 2024 October 20, EFE, “Nueva caravana migrante con miles de personas sale de la frontera sur de México hacia Estados Unidos”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:
  El joven venezolano David Josué García Chirino, de 18 años, compartió a Efe su deseo de poder estudiar en el país norteamericano, traer a su familia y ofrecerle una vida diferente.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
American (of, from or relating to the United States)
Synonyms: estadounidense, (proscribed) americano

Hyponyms: angloamericano, yanqui

Derived terms

Noun

norteamericano m (plural norteamericanos, feminine norteamericana, feminine plural norteamericanas)

North American (native or inhabitant of North America) (usually male)
Hypernym: americano
American (native or inhabitant of the United States) (usually male)
Synonyms: estadounidense, (proscribed) americano

Hyponyms: angloamericano, yanqui