Amerika
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- (derogatory) America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
See alsoEdit
- (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika, Antarktika, Asië, Australië, Europa, Oseanië (Category: af:Continents)
AlbanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika f
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ka
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.
CornishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika f
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (continents) světadíl; Afrika, Amerika (Jižní Amerika, Severní Amerika), Antarktida, Asie, Austrálie, Evropa, Oceánie (Category: cs:Continents)
Further readingEdit
- Amerika in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Amerika in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ɑˈmeː.ri.kaː/
- (Netherlands)
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ame‧ri‧ka
Proper nounEdit
Amerika n
- America (the continents of North America, Central America and South America).
- America, United States of America (a country in North America).
Derived termsEdit
- Amerikaan
- Amerikaans
- Centraal-Amerika
- Latijns-Amerika
- Midden-Amerika
- Noord-Amerika
- Spaans-Amerika
- Verenigde Staten van Amerika
- Zuid-Amerika
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika n (genitive Amerikas, plural Amerika)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Usage notesEdit
- The plural Amerika refers to North America (German: Nordamerika) and South America (German: Südamerika).
SynonymsEdit
- (USA): USA, US-Amerika, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Derived termsEdit
GilberteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- (informal) Synonym of Amerikai Egyesült Államok (“United States of America”)
- America, Americas (the continents of North America and South America)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Amerika | — |
accusative | Amerikát | — |
dative | Amerikának | — |
instrumental | Amerikával | — |
causal-final | Amerikáért | — |
translative | Amerikává | — |
terminative | Amerikáig | — |
essive-formal | Amerikaként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Amerikában | — |
superessive | Amerikán | — |
adessive | Amerikánál | — |
illative | Amerikába | — |
sublative | Amerikára | — |
allative | Amerikához | — |
elative | Amerikából | — |
delative | Amerikáról | — |
ablative | Amerikától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Amerikáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Amerikáéi | — |
Possessive forms of Amerika | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Amerikám | — |
2nd person sing. | Amerikád | — |
3rd person sing. | Amerikája | — |
1st person plural | Amerikánk | — |
2nd person plural | Amerikátok | — |
3rd person plural | Amerikájuk | — |
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (continents) kontinens/földrész; Afrika, Amerika, Antarktisz/Antarktika (the former: the common, though loose name; the latter: technical term), Ázsia, Dél-Amerika, Észak-Amerika, Európa, Óceánia (Category: hu:Continents)
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Derived termsEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
Amerika
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Americus, Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512).
PronunciationEdit
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Proper nounEdit
Amerika f (4th declension)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- Amerikas ģeogrāfiskais centrs atrodas Hondurasā, Sigvatepekē ― the geographic center of America is located in Honduras, in Siguatepeque
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
- Amerikas pilsoņu karš ― the American civil war
- Amerikas prezidents Baraks Obama pēc 2009.gada novembrī plānotās vizītes Ķīnā nolēmis personīgi tikties ar Tibetas garīgo līderi Dalailamu ― the American President Barack Obama, after his planned visit to China in 2009, decided to meet personally with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama
DeclensionEdit
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | Amerika | — |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | Ameriku | — |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | Amerikas | — |
dative (datīvs) | Amerikai | — |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | Ameriku | — |
locative (lokatīvs) | Amerikā | — |
vocative (vokatīvs) | Amerika | — |
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):
Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika
LithuanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amèrika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
DeclensionEdit
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | Amèrika | Amèrikos |
genitive (kilmininkas) | Amèrikos | Amèrikų |
dative (naudininkas) | Amèrikai | Amèrikoms |
accusative (galininkas) | Amèriką | Amèrikas |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | Amèrika | Amèrikomis |
locative (vietininkas) | Amèrikoje | Amèrikose |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | Amèrika | Amèrikos |
SynonymsEdit
- (The Americas): Amèrikos žemýnas
Derived termsEdit
MalteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
L-Amerika ?
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Related termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
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Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Related termsEdit
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Amerikaa (rare)
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
DeclensionEdit
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amȇrika f
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
InflectionEdit
Feminine, a-stem | ||
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nominative | Amêrika | |
genitive | Amêrike | |
singular | ||
nominative | Amêrika | |
accusative | Amêriko | |
genitive | Amêrike | |
dative | Amêriki | |
locative | Amêriki | |
instrumental | Amêriko |
SynonymsEdit
- (United States): Zdrúžene držáve Amêrike, Zdrúžene držáve, ZDA
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU[1], portal Fran
SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (nonstandard) America, United States of America (a country in North America)
- Synonym: Marekani
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
(continents) mabara; Afrika (“Africa”), Amerika (“America”), Antaktika (“Antarctica”) or Antaktiki, Asia (“Asia”), Ulaya (“Europe”) or Uropa, Amerika ya Kaskazini (“North America”), Australia (“Oceania”), Amerika ya Kusini (“South America”) (Category: sw:Continents) [edit]
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Derived termsEdit
- amerikan
- amerikanare
- amerikansk
- amerikanska
- amerikanisera
- Nordamerika
- Sydamerika
- Centralamerika
- Latinamerika
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish آمریقا. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (colloquial) America, United States of America (a country in North America)
UzbekEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (colloquial) America, United States of America (a country in North America)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Amerika | Amerikalar |
genitive | Amerikaning | Amerikalarning |
dative | Amerikaga | Amerikalarga |
definite accusative | Amerikani | Amerikalarni |
locative | Amerikada | Amerikalarda |
ablative | Amerikadan | Amerikalardan |
See alsoEdit
YorubaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amérìkà
- United States of America (a country in North America)