Afrikaans

Noun

Amerikaner ‎(plural Amerikaners)

1. American

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameʁiˈkaːnɐ/

Etymology 1

From Amerika +‎ -er, with an additional n.

Noun

Amerikaner m ‎(genitive Amerikaners, plural Amerikaner)

1. an American

Declension

Hyponyms

• Amerikanerin ‎(“female American”)
• Brasilianer
• Kanadier
• Mexikaner
• US-Amerikaner

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 ‎(genitive Amerikaners, plural Amerikaner)

1. A round cakelike pastry of flour, butter, and lemon juice, with a sugar glaze, usually plain white, chocolate, or half-white/half-chocolate.

Danish

Noun

amerikaner c (singular definite amerikaneren, plural indefinite amerikanere)

1. a person from USA
2. (rare) a person from the Americas
3. ice cream cone with a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat and jam

Inflection

Derived terms

• afroamerikaner ("Afro-American")
• (dated) amerikanerinde ("female American")

Related terms

• Amerika ("America")
• amerikansk ("American")

References

• "amerikaner" entry on sproget.dk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Amerika and the suffix -aner.

Noun

amerikaner m ‎(definite singular amerikaneren, indefinite plural amerikanere, definite plural amerikanerne)

1. A person from the Americas, particularly USA

   Jeg møtte to amerikanere i går.

   I met two Americans yesterday.

2. a car manufactured in USA

   Jeg var ikke sikker på om jeg skulle kjøpe en europeer eller amerikaneren.

   I wasn't sure whether to buy a European or an American.

3. a ship from USA

   Kapteinen styrte amerikaneren inn i bukta.

   The captain steered the "American" into the bay.

4. a card game similar to bridge and whist

Alternative forms

• USA-amerikaner (person from the USA)

See also

References

• “amerikaner” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “amerikaner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

amerikaner

1. indefinite plural of amerikan