indian
English
editNoun
editindian (plural indians)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”)
Noun
editindian (comparative more indian, superlative most indian)
- Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”)
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French indien. By surface analysis, India + -an.
Noun
editindian m (plural indieni)
Declension
editDeclension of indian
singular | plural | |||
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish indiano (literally “inhabitant of India”), equivalent to Indien + -an.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editindian c
- Indian, American Indian (member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)
- Hyponym: (female) indianska
Usage notes
editLess controversial as a term in Sweden compared to the US, though amerikansk urinvånare appears for "Native American".
Declension
editDeclension of indian | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | indian | indianen | indianer | indianerna |
Genitive | indians | indianens | indianers | indianernas |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Finnish: intiaani
See also
edit- blekansikte
- indier (“Indian (person from India)”)
References
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English adjectives
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms suffixed with -an
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Spanish
- Swedish terms suffixed with -an
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Swedish/ɑːn
- Rhymes:Swedish/ɑːn/3 syllables
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns