futon
See also: Futon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 布団 (futon, ふとん), from Middle Chinese 蒲團 (bu-dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán)), from 蒲 (“cattail”) + 團 (“sphere, round object”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfuːtɒn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfutɑn/
- Rhymes: -uːtɒn
Noun
futon (plural futons)
Translations
thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame
a Japanese cushion for meditation
Esperanto
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfuton/, [ˈfut̪o̞n]
- Hyphenation: fu‧ton
Declension
Inflection of futon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | futon | futonit | |
genitive | futonin | futonien futoneiden futoneitten | |
partitive | futonia | futoneita futoneja | |
illative | futoniin | futoneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | futon | futonit | |
accusative | nom. | futon | futonit |
gen. | futonin | ||
genitive | futonin | futonien futoneiden futoneitten | |
partitive | futonia | futoneita futoneja | |
inessive | futonissa | futoneissa | |
elative | futonista | futoneista | |
illative | futoniin | futoneihin | |
adessive | futonilla | futoneilla | |
ablative | futonilta | futoneilta | |
allative | futonille | futoneille | |
essive | futonina | futoneina | |
translative | futoniksi | futoneiksi | |
instructive | — | futonein | |
abessive | futonitta | futoneitta | |
comitative | — | futoneineen |
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