"אַמעריקע" meaning in Yiddish

See אַמעריקע in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aˈmɛʁɪkə/ [Northeastern, YIVO], /aˈmeːʁɪke/ [Poylish] Forms: amerike [romanization]
Etymology: From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Amerika}} German Amerika Head templates: {{head|yi|proper noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=amerike}} אַמעריקע • (amerike) f, {{yi-proper noun|g=f|tr=amerike}} אַמעריקע • (amerike) f
  1. America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)
    Sense id: en-אַמעריקע-yi-name-sJ41N0zG Categories (other): America, Continents and continental regions
  2. America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America) Categories (place): Countries in North America
    Sense id: en-אַמעריקע-yi-name-zxLy60qF Categories (other): United States, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אַמעריקאַניש (amerikanish) (english: American), אַמעריקאַנער (amerikaner) (english: American), דרום־אַמעריקע (dorem-amerike) (english: South America), צפֿון־אַמעריקע (tsofn-amerike) (english: North America)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "American",
      "roman": "amerikanish",
      "word": "אַמעריקאַניש"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "American",
      "roman": "amerikaner",
      "word": "אַמעריקאַנער"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "South America",
      "roman": "dorem-amerike",
      "word": "דרום־אַמעריקע"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "North America",
      "roman": "tsofn-amerike",
      "word": "צפֿון־אַמעריקע"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Amerika"
      },
      "expansion": "German Amerika",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amerike",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "amerike"
      },
      "expansion": "אַמעריקע • (amerike) f",
      "name": "yi-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "name",
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          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "America",
          "orig": "yi:America",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Continents and continental regions",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        [
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        ],
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          "Americas",
          "Americas#English"
        ],
        [
          "supercontinent",
          "supercontinent"
        ],
        [
          "North America",
          "North America"
        ],
        [
          "Central America",
          "Central America"
        ],
        [
          "South America",
          "South America"
        ],
        [
          "as a whole",
          "as a whole"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Countries in North America",
          "orig": "yi:Countries in North America",
          "parents": [
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            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "United States",
          "orig": "yi:United States",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "35 65",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "30 70",
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          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "_dis": "22 78",
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          "name": "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)"
      ],
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          "America#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States of America",
          "United States of America#English"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "North America",
          "North America#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/aˈmɛʁɪkə/",
      "tags": [
        "Northeastern",
        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmeːʁɪke/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Amerigo Vespucci"
  ],
  "word": "אַמעריקע"
}
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    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish proper nouns",
    "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
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      "roman": "amerikanish",
      "word": "אַמעריקאַניש"
    },
    {
      "english": "American",
      "roman": "amerikaner",
      "word": "אַמעריקאַנער"
    },
    {
      "english": "South America",
      "roman": "dorem-amerike",
      "word": "דרום־אַמעריקע"
    },
    {
      "english": "North America",
      "roman": "tsofn-amerike",
      "word": "צפֿון־אַמעריקע"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "Amerika"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amerike",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "tr": "amerike"
      },
      "expansion": "אַמעריקע • (amerike) f",
      "name": "yi-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "name",
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        "yi:America",
        "yi:Continents and continental regions"
      ],
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        "America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)"
      ],
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        [
          "America",
          "America#English"
        ],
        [
          "Americas",
          "Americas#English"
        ],
        [
          "supercontinent",
          "supercontinent"
        ],
        [
          "North America",
          "North America"
        ],
        [
          "Central America",
          "Central America"
        ],
        [
          "South America",
          "South America"
        ],
        [
          "as a whole",
          "as a whole"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "yi:Countries in North America",
        "yi:United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)"
      ],
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        [
          "America",
          "America#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States of America",
          "United States of America#English"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "North America",
          "North America#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmɛʁɪkə/",
      "tags": [
        "Northeastern",
        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmeːʁɪke/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Amerigo Vespucci"
  ],
  "word": "אַמעריקע"
}

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