amerikaner

See also: Amerikaner

Danish

Etymology

From Amerika + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amarikaːnər/, [ɑmɑiˈkʰæːˀnɐ] or IPA(key): /amrikaːnər/, [ɑmʁiˈkʰæːˀnɐ]

Noun

amerikaner c (singular definite amerikaneren, plural indefinite amerikanere)

  1. a person from USA
  2. (rare) a person from the Americas
  3. ice cream cone with a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat and jam

Inflection

Derived terms

  • afroamerikaner ("Afro-American")
  • (dated) amerikanerinde ("female American")

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Amerika and the suffix -aner.

Noun

amerikaner m (definite singular amerikaneren, indefinite plural amerikanere, definite plural amerikanerne)

  1. A person from the Americas, particularly USA
    Jeg møtte to amerikanere i går.
    I met two Americans yesterday.
  2. a car manufactured in 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.
  3. a ship from USA
    Kapteinen styrte amerikaneren inn i bukta.
    The captain steered the "American" into the bay.
  4. a card game similar to bridge and whist

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See also

References


Swedish

Noun

amerikaner

  1. indefinite plural of amerikan
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