afrikaner

See also: Afrikaner and afrikáner

Danish

Etymology

From Latin africanus (“African”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afriˈkaːˀnər/, [ɑfʁiˈkʰæːˀnɐ]

Noun

afrikaner c (singular definite afrikaneren, plural indefinite afrikanere)

1. African (a native of Africa)

Inflection

Declension of afrikaner

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afrikaner	afrikaneren	afrikanere	afrikanerne
genitive	afrikaners	afrikanerens	afrikaneres	afrikanernes

Synonyms

• (dark-skinned, derogatory): nigger, abekat
• (dark-skinned, now offensive): neger
• (dark-skinned, neutral): sort, farvet

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fʁi.ka.nɛʁ/

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Adjective

afrikaner (plural afrikaners)

1. Boer

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans Afrikaner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.friˈka.ner/
• Rhymes: -aner
• Hyphenation: a‧fri‧kà‧ner

Noun

afrikaner m or f by sense (invariable)

1. Alternative form of afrikander

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Afrika and the suffix -aner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑfriˈkɑːnər/

Noun

afrikaner m (definite singular afrikaneren, indefinite plural afrikanere, definite plural afrikanerne)

1. African

Derived terms

• sentralafrikaner

Related terms

• afrikansk

Swedish

Noun

afrikaner

1. indefinite plural of afrikan