Amerikaner

See also: amerikaner

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Amerikaan + -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.mɪə̯.riˈkɑː.nər/
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Noun

Amerikaner (plural Amerikaners)

  1. American

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ameʁiˈkaːnɐ/
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Etymology 1

From Amerika +‎ -er, with an additional n, or from Latin americānus +‎ -er.

Noun

Amerikaner m (strong, genitive Amerikaners, plural Amerikaner, feminine Amerikanerin)

  1. American (from America, the Americas, the American continent(s))
  2. (colloquial) US-American (from the United States of America)
Declension
Declension of Amerikaner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amerikaner die Amerikaner
genitive eines des Amerikaners der Amerikaner
dative einem dem Amerikaner den Amerikanern
accusative einen den Amerikaner die Amerikaner
Synonyms

(US-American):

Hyponyms

Etymology 2
A black and white Amerikaner

Alteration of the former name Ammoniakaner, so named from the ammonium bicarbonate that may be used as leavening.

Noun

Amerikaner m (strong, genitive Amerikaners, plural Amerikaner)

  1. A round cakelike pastry of flour, butter, and lemon juice, with a sugar glaze, most often plain white, but sometimes chocolate or half-white/half-chocolate.
Declension
Declension of Amerikaner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amerikaner die Amerikaner
genitive eines des Amerikaners der Amerikaner
dative einem dem Amerikaner den Amerikanern
accusative einen den Amerikaner die Amerikaner

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