Ami

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ami"

English

Proper noun

Ami

  1. A town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

Ami f (plural Ami)

  1. (historical) Citroën Ami

German

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈami/
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  • Hyphenation: Ami

Noun

Ami m (strong, genitive Amis, plural Amis or (dated) Ami)

  1. (informal) American (native or inhabitant of the USA)
    Synonyms: Amerikaner, (formal) US-Amerikaner, US-Bürger
  2. (in more formal or political contexts mildly derogatory) Yank, Yankee
    Synonym: Yankee

Declension

Declension of Ami [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ami die Amis, Ami1
genitive eines des Amis der Amis, Ami1
dative einem dem Ami den Amis, Ami1
accusative einen den Ami die Amis, Ami1

1Dated.

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

Ami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あみ
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