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

• afrikānietis

Related terms

• afrikānisks
• Āfrika