"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 [definite, nominative, plural], Amis [genitive, singular], Amis [definite, genitive, plural], Ami [definite, genitive, plural], Ami [dative, singular], Amis [dative, definite, plural], Ami [dative, definite, plural], Ami [accusative, singular], Amis [accusative, definite, plural], Ami [accusative, 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
    Sense id: en-Ami-de-noun-uzUUbOzt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -i Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -i: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Amiland

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Ami meaning in German (3.3kB)

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      },
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    },
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        "2": "",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "(informal) American (native or inhabitant of the USA)"
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          "word": "US-Bürger"
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms suffixed with -i",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "Ami",
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    },
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    },
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