afrikānis

Latvian

Etymology

From the same source as Āfrika, made into a masculine second-declension noun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [afɾikāːnis]
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  • IPA(key): [āːfɾikāːnis]
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Noun

afrikānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: afrikāniete)

  1. an African man, a man born in Africa or of African descent
    es neesmu afrikānis ― I am an African
    afrikāņi Sanktpēterburgā ― Africans in Saint Petersburg
  2. (genitive plural) African; pertaining to Africa and its peoples
    afrikāņu literatūra ― African literature
    afrikāņu pasakas ― African folk tales

Usage notes

The pronunciation of this word seems to vary as to whether or not the first vowel is considered long, following Āfrika, or short, following its current spelling afrikānis.

Declension
Declension of afrikānis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) afrikānis afrikāņi
accusative (akuzatīvs) afrikāni afrikāņus
genitive (ģenitīvs) afrikāņa afrikāņu
dative (datīvs) afrikānim afrikāņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) afrikāni afrikāņiem
locative (lokatīvs) afrikānī afrikāņos
vocative (vokatīvs) afrikāni afrikāņi

Synonyms
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