Afrikaner

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See also: afrikaner and afrikáner

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæfɹɪˈkɑːnɚ/

Noun

Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)

  1. A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.
  2. A breed of cattle; Afrikander.

Translations

breed of cattle — see Afrikander

See also

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Afrikaan + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afriˈkɑːnər/
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Noun

Afrikaner (plural Afrikaners)

  1. Afrikaner
    Synonym: (colloquial or historical) Boer
  2. Short for Afrikanerbees (zebu)

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • → English: Afrikaner
  • → Portuguese: africâner

See also

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Afrikaan +‎ -er. First attested in the 17th century. The sense “Afrikaner” is borrowed from Afrikaans.

Pronunciation

Noun

Afrikaner m (plural Afrikaners, diminutive Afrikanertje n)

  1. Afrikaner
  2. (archaic) African
    Synonym: Afrikaan
  3. (archaic) Africanus

German

Etymology

Possibly from Latin āfricānus + -er instead of -us

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔafʁiˈkaːnɐ/
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  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Afri‧ka‧ner

Noun

Afrikaner m (strong, genitive Afrikaners, plural Afrikaner, feminine Afrikanerin)

  1. African (person)
    • 1996, Sonja Fuchs, “Die haitianischen Tiersprichwörter und ihre Herkunft”, in Kreolische Bibliothek Band 17, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, page 58:
      Viele Historiker, die sich mit dem Sklavenhandel an den verschiedenen Küstenabschnitten Afrikas auseinandersetzen, weisen darauf hin, daß wesentlich mehr männliche als weibliche Afrikaner an die Europäer verkauft wurden.
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Declension

Declension of Afrikaner
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Afrikaner die Afrikaner
genitive eines des Afrikaners der Afrikaner
dative einem dem Afrikaner den Afrikanern
accusative einen den Afrikaner die Afrikaner

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Further reading

  • “Afrikaner” in Duden online
  • “Afrikaner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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