Ami

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ami"

English

Proper noun

Ami

1. A town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mi/
• Homophones: ami, amie, amies, amis

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

• Amiland