amerikaner
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amerikaner c (singular definite amerikaneren, plural indefinite amerikanere)
- American (a person from USA)
- (rare) American (a person from the Americas)
- ice cream cone with a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat (chocolate teacake) and jam
Declension
[edit]Declension of amerikaner
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | amerikaner | amerikaneren | amerikanere | amerikanerne |
| genitive | amerikaners | amerikanerens | amerikaneres | amerikanernes |
Derived terms
[edit]- afroamerikaner (“Afro-American”)
- (dated) amerikanerinde (“American woman”)
Related terms
[edit]- Amerika (“America”)
- amerikansk (“American”)
References
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Amerika and the suffix -aner.
Noun
[edit]amerikaner m (definite singular amerikaneren, indefinite plural amerikanere, definite plural amerikanerne)
- an American
- a person from the Americas, particularly the USA
- Jeg møtte to amerikanere i går.
- I met two Americans yesterday.
- Jeg møtte to amerikanere i går.
- a car manufactured in the USA
- Jeg var ikke sikker på om jeg skulle kjøpe en europeer eller amerikaneren.
- I wasn't sure whether to buy a European or an American car.
- Jeg var ikke sikker på om jeg skulle kjøpe en europeer eller amerikaneren.
- a ship from the USA.
- Kapteinen styrte amerikaneren inn i bukta.
- The captain steered the "American ship" into the bay.
- Kapteinen styrte amerikaneren inn i bukta.
- a person from the Americas, particularly the USA
- a card game similar to bridge and whist
Alternative forms
[edit]- USA-amerikaner (person from the USA)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- amerikanar (Nynorsk)
- USA
References
[edit]- “amerikaner” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “amerikaner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]amerikaner