Amerika
English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- (derogatory) America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
- 1971, Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book[1], page 4:
- Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.
- 2008 April 30, Zoe Trodd, American Protest Literature, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 444:
- CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969
If the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of "Refugees from Amerika."
Etymology 2 Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- A female given name, a variant of America.
- 2008, Sam Warren, Tales from the Tijuana Jails, Bookwarren Publishing Servi, →ISBN, page 203:
- […] As far as he could determine, the victim had been stealing from Amerika in order to support his crystal habit. The victim had also been Amerika's lover and had lived in the carraca with her.
Afrikaans Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
See also Edit
- (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika (Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika), Antarktika, Asië, Europa, Oseanië (Category: af:Continents)
Albanian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
Cebuano Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ka
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- United States of America (a country in North America)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
Quotations Edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Amerika.
Cornish Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Czech Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from New Latin America.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika f (related adjective americký, demonym Američan or (rare) Amerikánec, female demonym Američanka)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Declension Edit
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
See also Edit
- (continents) světadíl; Afrika, Amerika (Jižní Amerika, Severní Amerika), Antarktida, Asie, Austrálie, Evropa, Oceánie (Category: cs:Continents)
Further reading Edit
Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
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Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Dutch Edit
Etymology Edit
From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.
The hamlet first appears in the written record in 1909 as Nieuw Amerika. It is named after the continent.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika n
- America (the continents of North America and South America). In this sense has a plural: Amerika's.
- United States of America (a country in North America).
- A hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Derived terms Edit
- Amerikaan
- Amerikaans
- Centraal-Amerika
- Latijns-Amerika
- Midden-Amerika
- Noord-Amerika
- Spaans-Amerika
- Verenigde Staten van Amerika
- Zuid-Amerika
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Fijian Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- America (a continent)
German Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- America (obsolete)
Etymology Edit
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Pronunciation Edit
- IPA(key): /aˈmeːʁika/
- IPA(key): /ɑˈmɛɐ̯ʀikɑ/ (Austria)
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Proper noun Edit
Amerika n (proper noun, genitive Amerikas or (optionally with an article) Amerika, plural Amerika)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
- 1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Den Vereinigten Staaten”, in Zahme Xenien[2], section 9:
- Amerika, du hast es besser / Als unser Kontinent, das alte, / Hast keine verfallene Schlösser / Und keine Basalte.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes Edit
- The plural Amerika refers to North America (German: Nordamerika) and South America (German: Südamerika).
Synonyms Edit
- (USA): USA, US-Amerika, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “Amerika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Gilbertese Edit
Etymology Edit
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Amerika
- United States of America (a country in North America)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
Hungarian Edit
Etymology Edit
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Amerika
- (informal) Synonym of Amerikai Egyesült Államok (“United States of America”)
- America, Americas (the continents of North America and South America)
Declension Edit
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 terms Edit
See also Edit
- (continents) kontinens/földrész; Afrika, Amerika (Dél-Amerika, Észak-Amerika), Antarktisz/Antarktika (the former: the common, though loose name; the latter: technical term), Ázsia, Európa, Óceánia (Category: hu:Continents)
Indonesian Edit
Etymology Edit
From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Derived terms Edit
See also Edit
- (continents) benua-benua; Afrika, Amerika (Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan), Antarktika, Asia, Eropa, Oseania (Category: id:Continents)
Japanese Edit
Romanization Edit
Amerika
Latvian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Americus, Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512).
Pronunciation Edit
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Proper noun Edit
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
- 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
Declension Edit
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 terms Edit
Related terms Edit
See also Edit
- The Earth's continents (Zemes kontinenti):
Eirāzija (Eiropa, Āzija) - Āfrika - Amerika (Ziemeļamerika, Dienvidamerika) - Okeānija (Austrālija) - Antarktīda/Antarktika
Limburgish Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from New Latin America. The Limburgish village is named as such for its remote location[1].
Pronunciation Edit
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Amerika n (Veldeke spelling)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
- Holonym: Haors aan de Maas
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Lithuanian Edit
Etymology Edit
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Amèrika f (plural Amèrikos) stress pattern 1
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Declension Edit
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 |
Synonyms Edit
- (The Americas): Amèrikos žemýnas
Derived terms Edit
Maltese Edit
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L-Amerika f
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
- Synonyms: Stati Uniti, Stati Uniti tal-Amerika
See also Edit
- (continents) kontinent; L-Afrika, L-Amerika (L-Amerika ta’ Fuq, L-Amerika t’Isfel), L-Antartika, L-Asja, L-Ewropa, L-Oċeanja (L-Oċjanja) (Category: mt:Continents)
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
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Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
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Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
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Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
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Pennsylvania German Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- Amerikaa (rare)
Etymology Edit
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Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Samoan Edit
Pronunciation Edit
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Amerika
- United States (a country in North America)
- America (a continent)
Serbo-Croatian Edit
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Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
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Slovene Edit
Etymology Edit
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Amȇrika f
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Inflection Edit
Feminine, a-stem | ||
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nominative | Amêrika | |
genitive | Amêrike | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Amêrika | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Amêriki | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Amêriko |
Synonyms Edit
- (United States): Zdrúžene držáve Amêrike, Zdrúžene držáve, ZDA
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swahili Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from English America.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (nonstandard) United States of America (a country in North America)
- Synonym: Marekani
Derived terms Edit
See also Edit
(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]
Swedish Edit
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Amerika n (genitive Amerikas)
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
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Tagalog Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Spanish América, from New Latin America, ultimately derived from the first name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amériká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜇᜒᜃ)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
- Synonyms: Estados Unidos, (slang) Tate
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
Related terms Edit
See also Edit
Further reading Edit
- “Amerika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish Edit
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Etymology Edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا (“Amerika”), from Italian America.
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)
Declension Edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Amerika | Amerikalar / Amerika'lar |
accusative | Amerika'yı | Amerikaları / Amerika'ları |
dative | Amerika'ya | Amerikalara / Amerika'lara |
locative | Amerika'da | Amerikalarda / Amerika'larda |
ablative | Amerika'dan | Amerikalardan / Amerika'lardan |
genitive | Amerika'nın | Amerikaların / Amerika'ların |
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Amerika'm | Amerikalarım / Amerika'larım |
senin (your) | Amerika'n | Amerikaların / Amerika'ların |
onun (his/her/its) | Amerika'sı | Amerikaları / Amerika'ları |
bizim (our) | Amerika'mız | Amerikalarımız / Amerika'larımız |
sizin (your) | Amerika'nız | Amerikalarınız / Amerika'larınız |
onların (their) | Amerika'sı / Amerikaları / Amerika'ları | Amerikaları / Amerika'ları |
Derived terms Edit
Uzbek Edit
Etymology Edit
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Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)
Declension Edit
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 |