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):

• Ami
• Yankee, Yank
• US-Amerikaner

Hyponyms

• Afroamerikaner, Angloamerikaner
• Nordamerikaner, Südamerikaner
• Brasilianer, Mexikaner

Related terms

• Amerika, amerikanisch
• Hannoveraner, Indianer

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

Further reading

• “Amerikaner” in Duden online
• “Amerikaner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache