Old English · adjective

Africanisc

Normalised Āfricānisċ

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /ˈɑːf.riˌkɑː.niʃ/
[ˈɑːv.riˌkɑː.niʃ]
Syllables: ˈɑːf · ri · ˌkɑː · niʃ (4 syllables)
Modern English: african

Meaning

African

Declension

Strong declension of Africanisc
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Āfricānisċ	Āfricānisċ	Āfricānisċ
Accusative	Āfricānisċne	Āfricānisċe	Āfricānisċ
Genitive	Āfricānisċes	Āfricānisċre	Āfricānisċes
Dative	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċre	Āfricānisċum
Instrumental	Āfricānisċe	Āfricānisċre	Āfricānisċe
Plural
Nominative	Āfricānisċe	Āfricānisċa Āfricānisċe	Āfricānisċ
Accusative	Āfricānisċe	Āfricānisċa Āfricānisċe	Āfricānisċ
Genitive	Āfricānisċra	Āfricānisċra	Āfricānisċra
Dative	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum
Instrumental	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum

Weak declension of Africanisc
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Āfricānisċa	Āfricānisċe	Āfricānisċe
Accusative	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċe
Genitive	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan
Dative	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan
Instrumental	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan
Plural
Nominative	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan
Accusative	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan	Āfricānisċan
Genitive	Āfricānisċra Āfricānisċena	Āfricānisċra Āfricānisċena	Āfricānisċra Āfricānisċena
Dative	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum
Instrumental	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum	Āfricānisċum

Etymology

From Latin āfricānus + -isċ. Compare Ispānisċ (“Spanish”), Rōmānisċ (“Roman”), Samaritānisċ (“Samaritan”), and Troiānisċ (“Trojan”), which are formed similarly. Corresponds to Old Saxon Āfricānisk, from the same source.

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