amerikano

See also: Amerikano

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish americano (“American”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameɾikano/, [a.me̞.ɾi.ka.no̞]

Noun

amerikano anim

1. (historical) someone who became rich in the Americas and returned to his country

   Synonym: indiano

2. an inhabitant of the Americas

   Synonym: amerikar

Declension

Declension of amerikano (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	amerikano	amerikanoa	amerikanoak
ergative	amerikanok	amerikanoak	amerikanoek
dative	amerikanori	amerikanoari	amerikanoei
genitive	amerikanoren	amerikanoaren	amerikanoen
comitative	amerikanorekin	amerikanoarekin	amerikanoekin
causative	amerikanorengatik	amerikanoarengatik	amerikanoengatik
benefactive	amerikanorentzat	amerikanoarentzat	amerikanoentzat
instrumental	amerikanoz	amerikanoaz	amerikanoez
inessive	amerikanorengan	amerikanoarengan	amerikanoengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	amerikanorengana	amerikanoarengana	amerikanoengana
terminative	amerikanorenganaino	amerikanoarenganaino	amerikanoenganaino
directive	amerikanorenganantz	amerikanoarenganantz	amerikanoenganantz
destinative	amerikanorenganako	amerikanoarenganako	amerikanoenganako
ablative	amerikanorengandik	amerikanoarengandik	amerikanoengandik
partitive	amerikanorik	—	—
prolative	amerikanotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “amerikano”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “amerikano”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

Ameriko (“America or Americas”) +‎ -ano (“inhabitant”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ameriˈkano]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ka‧no

Noun

amerikano (accusative singular amerikanon, plural amerikanoj, accusative plural amerikanojn)

1. an inhabitant of or person from North or South America, an American (in the broadest sense)

Hypernyms

• terano (“a Terran”)

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

• Ameriko (“America”)

Related terms

• amerika (“American (of the Americas)”)

Ladino

Adjective

amerikano (Latin spelling, feminine amerikana)

1. American