"Ami" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈami/ Audio: De-Ami.ogg
Etymology: Clipping of Amerikaner + -i. Appears to have entered the German language during the Second World War and the following occupation era, hence probably first used in reference to American soldiers. Etymology templates: {{clipping|de|Amerikaner}} Clipping of Amerikaner, {{suffix|de||-i}} + -i Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s:-􂀿dated􂁀}} Ami m (strong, genitive Amis, plural Amis or (dated) Ami) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s:-􂀿dated􂁀}} Forms: Amis [genitive], Amis [plural], Ami [dated, plural], strong [table-tags], Ami [nominative, singular], Amis [definite, nominative, plural], Ami [dated, definite, nominative, plural], Amis [genitive, singular], Amis [definite, genitive, plural], Ami [dated, definite, genitive, plural], Ami [dative, singular], Amis [dative, definite, plural], Ami [dated, dative, definite, plural], Ami [accusative, singular], Amis [accusative, definite, plural], Ami [accusative, dated, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) American (native or inhabitant of the USA) Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Amerikaner, US-Amerikaner [formal], US-Bürger
    Sense id: en-Ami-de-noun-VhYutSXg
  2. (in more formal or political contexts mildly derogatory) Yank, Yankee Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Yankee Derived forms: Amiland
    Sense id: en-Ami-de-noun-uzUUbOzt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -i, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -i: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Amerikaner"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of Amerikaner",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -i",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Amerikaner + -i. Appears to have entered the German language during the Second World War and the following occupation era, hence probably first used in reference to American soldiers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dated",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,s:-􂀿dated􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "Ami m (strong, genitive Amis, plural Amis or (dated) Ami)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ami"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,s:-􂀿dated􂁀"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "American (native or inhabitant of the USA)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ami-de-noun-VhYutSXg",
      "links": [
        [
          "American",
          "American"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) American (native or inhabitant of the USA)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Amerikaner"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "US-Amerikaner"
        },
        {
          "word": "US-Bürger"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms suffixed with -i",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Amiland"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Yank, Yankee"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ami-de-noun-uzUUbOzt",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Yank",
          "Yank"
        ],
        [
          "Yankee",
          "Yankee"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in more formal or political contexts mildly derogatory) Yank, Yankee"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in more formal or political contexts mildly derogatory"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Yankee"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈami/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Ami.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b2/De-Ami.ogg/De-Ami.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/De-Ami.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ami"
}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms suffixed with -i",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Amiland"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -i",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dated",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,s:-􂀿dated􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "Ami m (strong, genitive Amis, plural Amis or (dated) Ami)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,s:-􂀿dated􂁀"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "American (native or inhabitant of the USA)"
      ],
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        [
          "American",
          "American"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) American (native or inhabitant of the USA)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Amerikaner"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "US-Amerikaner"
        },
        {
          "word": "US-Bürger"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Yank, Yankee"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Yank",
          "Yank"
        ],
        [
          "Yankee",
          "Yankee"
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      ],
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        "in more formal or political contexts mildly derogatory"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Yankee"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈami/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Ami.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Ami"
}

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