Amerika
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
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.
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South 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
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ka
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- 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
- United States of America (a country in North America)
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from New Latin America.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika f
- America (the continents of North America and South 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
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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 termsEdit
- Amerikaan
- Amerikaans
- Centraal-Amerika
- Latijns-Amerika
- Midden-Amerika
- Noord-Amerika
- Spaans-Amerika
- Verenigde Staten van Amerika
- Zuid-Amerika
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
FijianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (a continent)
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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], 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 quote)
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
Further readingEdit
- “Amerika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
GilberteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- 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 (Dél-Amerika, Észak-Amerika), Antarktisz/Antarktika (the former: the common, though loose name; the latter: technical term), Ázsia, Európa, Óceánia (Category: hu:Continents)
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (continents) benua-benua; Afrika, Amerika (Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan), Antarktika, Asia, Eropa, Oseania (Category: id:Continents)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Related termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South 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)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
SamoanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- United States (a country in North America)
- America (a continent)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amèrika f (Cyrillic spelling Амѐрика)
- America (the continents of North America and South 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)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
InflectionEdit
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 |
SynonymsEdit
- (United States): Zdrúžene držáve Amêrike, Zdrúžene držáve, ZDA
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “Amerika”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English America.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (nonstandard) 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)
- United States of America (a country in North America)
Derived termsEdit
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish América.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amériká
- United States of America (a country in North America)
- Synonyms: Estados Unidos, (slang) Tate
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
TurkishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آمریقا (“Amerika”), from Italian America.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (colloquial) United States of America (a country in North America)
DeclensionEdit
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 termsEdit
UzbekEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Amerika
- America (the continents of North America and South America)
- (colloquial) 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 |