אַמעריקע
Yiddish
Etymology
From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /aˈmɛʁɪkə/
- (Poylish) IPA(key): /aˈmeːʁɪke/
Proper noun
אַמעריקע • (Amerike) n
- America, United States of America (a country in North America)
Derived terms
- אַמעריקאַניש (amerikanish, “American”)
- אַמעריקאַנער (amerikaner, “American”)
- דרום־אַמעריקע (dorem-amerike, “South America”)
- צפֿון־אַמעריקע (tsofn-amerike, “North America”)