African

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to Africa.
2. Black; (dated, offensive) synonym of negroid.

Noun

A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

Sinonieme

black

Africa

Afro

Negro

rosewood tree

ACP states

Caribbean and Pacitic states

Moor

african

African-American

black man

Vertalings

africano

africain

africano

Africain

africano

africà

afrikanisch

Afrikaner

Afrikaans

africana

Africaine

αφρικανικός

Afrikanerin

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: -

Geërf van Old English: -

In summary

Attested as a noun in early New English Aphricane, Africans (plural), Middle English as Affrican, Aufrican and Old English as Africanas (“Africans”) (only plural). From Latin āfricānae, from āfricānus, from Āfricus.
The adjective appears in the 16th century, as Affricane, Africane, African.
Latin Āfricus is from Āfri (singular Āfer), the name of an ancient people of North Africa (near Carthage, in modern Tunisia), with the suffix -icus. āfricānus is formed by addition of the -ānus suffix.
By surface analysis, Africa + -an.

Sinne

He leads the African Academy of Sciences Grand Challenges Africa Programme .