indian

See also: Indian, indián, and Indián

English

Noun

indian (plural indians)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”)

Noun

indian (comparative more indian, superlative most indian)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indien. By surface analysis, India +‎ -an.

Noun

indian m (plural indieni)

1. Indian

Declension

Declension of indian

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) indian	indianul	(niște) indieni	indienii
genitive/dative	(unui) indian	indianului	(unor) indieni	indienilor
vocative	indianule		indienilor

Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish indiano (literally “inhabitant of India”), equivalent to Indien +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪˈɑːn/

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

indian c

1. Indian, American Indian (member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)

   Hyponym: (female) indianska

Usage notes

Less controversial as a term in Sweden compared to the US, though amerikansk urinvånare appears for "Native American".

Declension

Declension of indian
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	indian	indianen	indianer	indianerna
Genitive	indians	indianens	indianers	indianernas

Derived terms

• cowboys och indianer
• indianbok
• indiandans
• indianfolk
• indianhövding
• indiankrasse
• indiankrig
• indianreservat
• indiansim
• indiansk
• indianska
• indiansommar
• indianspråk
• indianstam
• indiantjut
• indiantält
• indianuppror
• inkaindian
• mayaindian

 

Descendants

• → Finnish: intiaani

See also

• blekansikte
• indier (“Indian (person from India)”)

References

• indian in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• indian in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• indian in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)