afrikānis
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same source as Āfrika, made into a masculine second-declension noun.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]afrikānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: afrikāniete)
- an African man, a man born in Africa or of African descent
- es neesmu afrikānis ― I am an African
- afrikāņi Sanktpēterburgā ― Africans in Saint Petersburg
- (genitive plural) African; pertaining to Africa and its peoples
- afrikāņu literatūra ― African literature
- afrikāņu pasakas ― African folk tales
Usage notes
[edit]The pronunciation of this word seems to vary as to whether or not the first vowel is considered long, following Āfrika, or short, following its current spelling afrikānis.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | afrikānis | afrikāņi |
| genitive | afrikāņa | afrikāņu |
| dative | afrikānim | afrikāņiem |
| accusative | afrikāni | afrikāņus |
| instrumental | afrikāni | afrikāņiem |
| locative | afrikānī | afrikāņos |
| vocative | afrikāni | afrikāņi |