different between afrikaner vs dutchman

Danish

Etymology

From Latin africanus (“African”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afri?ka??n?r/, [?f?i?k?æ??n?]

Noun

afrikaner c (singular definite afrikaneren, plural indefinite afrikanere)

1. African (a native of Africa)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (dark-skinned, derogatory): nigger, abekat
• (dark-skinned, now offensive): neger
• (dark-skinned, neutral): sort, farvet

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.f?i.ka.n??/

Adjective

afrikaner (plural afrikaners)

1. Boer

Italian

Etymology

From Afrikaans Afrikaner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af.ri?ka.ner/
• Hyphenation: a?fri?cà?ner

Noun

afrikaner m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative form of afrikander

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Afrika and the suffix -aner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fri?k??n?r/

Noun

afrikaner m (definite singular afrikaneren, indefinite plural afrikanere, definite plural afrikanerne)

1. African

Derived terms

• sentralafrikaner

Related terms

• afrikansk

Swedish

Noun

afrikaner

1. indefinite plural of afrikan

English

Etymology

From Dutchman. Attested mainly in the US from the late 19th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

dutchman (plural dutchmen)

1. (carpentry, masonry) A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.
2. A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.
3. (theater) A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.
4. (nautical) Ellipsis of Flying Dutchman: a ghost ship

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• John Russell Bartlett (1884) Dictionary of Americanisms, page 196: “Dutchman. A flaw in a stone or marble slab, filled up by an insertion.”