Asiat

See also: asiat

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āsiāticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈazɪjat]

Noun

Asiat m anim (female equivalent Asiatka)

1. Asian

Declension

Declension of Asiat (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Asiat	Asiaté, Asiati
genitive	Asiata	Asiatů
dative	Asiatovi, Asiatu	Asiatům
accusative	Asiata	Asiaty
vocative	Asiate	Asiaté, Asiati
locative	Asiatovi, Asiatu	Asiatech
instrumental	Asiatem	Asiaty

Related terms

• Asie
• asijský

 

Further reading

• “Asiat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Asiat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

German

Alternative forms

• Asiate

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Asiat m (weak, genitive Asiaten, plural Asiaten, feminine Asiatin)

1. Asian (male or of unspecified gender)

Usage notes

In contrast with Asiate, Asiat often refers to a South Asian, i.e., a native or inhabitant of a country in the Indian subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan and the Maldives.

Declension

Declension of Asiat [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Asiat	die	Asiaten
genitive	eines	des	Asiaten	der	Asiaten
dative	einem	dem	Asiaten	den	Asiaten
accusative	einen	den	Asiaten	die	Asiaten

Derived terms

• asiatisch (“Asian”)

Further reading

• “Asiat” in Duden online