индеец

Russian
индеец

Etymology

From English Indian. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɪnʲˈdʲe(j)ɪt͡s]
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Noun

инде́ец • (indéjec) m anim (genitive инде́йца, nominative plural инде́йцы, genitive plural инде́йцев, feminine индиа́нка)

  1. Indian, Native American

Declension
Declension of инде́ец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative инде́ец
indéjec		 инде́йцы
indéjcy
genitive инде́йца
indéjca		 инде́йцев
indéjcev
dative инде́йцу
indéjcu		 инде́йцам
indéjcam
accusative инде́йца
indéjca		 инде́йцев
indéjcev
instrumental инде́йцем
indéjcem		 инде́йцами
indéjcami
prepositional инде́йце
indéjce		 инде́йцах
indéjcax

Descendants
  • → Uzbek: indeys

See also

References
  1. “Indian”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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