Afrikaan

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Afrikaan.

Noun

Afrikaan (plural Afrikane)

  1. (uncommon) African (a native of Africa)

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin āfricānus (“relating to Africa”), originally referring to inhabitants of the Carthaginian territory in modern-day Tunisia and later generalized to all inhabitants of Africa. Equivalent to Afrika + -aan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.friˈkaːn/
  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Afri‧kaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Afrikaan m (plural Afrikanen, diminutive Afrikaantje n)

  1. African (a native of Africa)

Derived terms

References

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