americanus
Latin
Etymology
From Amerī̆ca + -ānus (“-an”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.mɛ.riːˈkaː.nʊs], [a.mɛ.rɪˈkaː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.me.riˈkaː.nus]
Adjective
amerī̆canus (feminine amerī̆cana, neuter amerī̆canum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) American; of or pertaining to America (i.e. the Americas)
- 1723, Gervas Ludovicus Nicolaus de Oskierka, Theses ex universa philosophia quas ad majorem Dei gloriam & magnae Dei Matris Virginis Mariae honorem praeside R. P. Marquardo Rotenhan Societ. Jesu, Heidelberga (Heidelberg), section Continuatio globi terra quei in suas partes divisi, p.13:
- America in ſeptentrionalem, Auſtralem & Insulas Americanas diſtribuitur.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1723, Gervas Ludovicus Nicolaus de Oskierka, Theses ex universa philosophia quas ad majorem Dei gloriam & magnae Dei Matris Virginis Mariae honorem praeside R. P. Marquardo Rotenhan Societ. Jesu, Heidelberga (Heidelberg), section Continuatio globi terra quei in suas partes divisi, p.13:
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | amerī̆cānus | amerī̆cāna | amerī̆cānum | amerī̆cānī | amerī̆cānae | amerī̆cāna | |
| genitive | amerī̆cānī | amerī̆cānae | amerī̆cānī | amerī̆cānōrum | amerī̆cānārum | amerī̆cānōrum | |
| dative | amerī̆cānō | amerī̆cānae | amerī̆cānō | amerī̆cānīs | |||
| accusative | amerī̆cānum | amerī̆cānam | amerī̆cānum | amerī̆cānōs | amerī̆cānās | amerī̆cāna | |
| ablative | amerī̆cānō | amerī̆cānā | amerī̆cānō | amerī̆cānīs | |||
| vocative | amerī̆cāne | amerī̆cāna | amerī̆cānum | amerī̆cānī | amerī̆cānae | amerī̆cāna | |