amerikano
See also: Amerikano
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish americano (“American”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ameɾikano/ [a.me.ɾi.ka.no]
- Rhymes: -ano, -o
- Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ka‧no
Noun
amerikano anim
- (historical) someone who became rich in the Americas and returned to his country
- Synonym: indiano
- American an inhabitant of the Americas
- Synonym: amerikar
- American, US-American (an inhabitant of the United States)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | amerikano | amerikanoa | amerikanoak | amerikanook |
| ergative | amerikanok | amerikanoak | amerikanoek | amerikanook |
| dative | amerikanori | amerikanoari | amerikanoei | amerikanooi |
| genitive | amerikanoren | amerikanoaren | amerikanoen | amerikanoon |
| comitative | amerikanorekin | amerikanoarekin | amerikanoekin | amerikanookin |
| causative | amerikanorengatik | amerikanoarengatik | amerikanoengatik | amerikanoongatik |
| benefactive | amerikanorentzat | amerikanoarentzat | amerikanoentzat | amerikanoontzat |
| instrumental | amerikanoz | amerikanoaz | amerikanoez | amerikanootaz |
| innesive | amerikanorengan | amerikanoarengan | amerikanoengan | amerikanoongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | amerikanorengana | amerikanoarengana | amerikanoengana | amerikanoongana |
| terminative | amerikanorenganaino | amerikanoarenganaino | amerikanoenganaino | amerikanoonganaino |
| directive | amerikanorenganantz | amerikanoarenganantz | amerikanoenganantz | amerikanoonganantz |
| destinative | amerikanorenganako | amerikanoarenganako | amerikanoenganako | amerikanoonganako |
| ablative | amerikanorengandik | amerikanoarengandik | amerikanoengandik | amerikanoongandik |
| partitive | amerikanorik | — | — | — |
| prolative | amerikanotzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “amerikano”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “amerikano”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Esperanto
Etymology
Ameriko (“America or Americas”) + -ano (“inhabitant”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ameriˈkano/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: a‧me‧ri‧ka‧no
- Hyphenation: amerik‧ano
Noun
amerikano (accusative singular amerikanon, plural amerikanoj, accusative plural amerikanojn)
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- brazilano (“a Brazilian”)
- kanadano (“a Canadian”)
- meksikiano (“a Mexican”)
- nordamerikano (“a North American”)
- sudamerikano (“a South American”)
- usonano (“person from the United States, a Usonian”)
Holonyms
Related terms
Ladino
Adjective
amerikano (feminine amerikana)