amerikānis
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From the same source as Amerika (“America”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amerikānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: amerikāniete)
- an American man, a man born in the United States of America
- (genitive plural) American; pertaining to the United States of America and its people
- amerikāņu tauta ― the American people
- amerikāņu progresīvie rakstnieki ― American progressive writers
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amerikānis | amerikāņi |
| genitive | amerikāņa | amerikāņu |
| dative | amerikānim | amerikāņiem |
| accusative | amerikāni | amerikāņus |
| instrumental | amerikāni | amerikāņiem |
| locative | amerikānī | amerikāņos |
| vocative | amerikāni | amerikāņi |