geisha
See also: Geisha
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ŋiᴇiH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC t͡ɕiaX, “-er”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃə
Noun
geisha (plural geisha or geishas)
- A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
Translations
a Japanese entertainer
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References
Finnish
Alternative forms
Noun
geisha
Declension
Inflection of geisha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | geisha | geishat | |
genitive | geishan | geishojen | |
partitive | geishaa | geishoja | |
illative | geishaan | geishoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | geisha | geishat | |
accusative | nom. | geisha | geishat |
gen. | geishan | ||
genitive | geishan | geishojen geishainrare | |
partitive | geishaa | geishoja | |
inessive | geishassa | geishoissa | |
elative | geishasta | geishoista | |
illative | geishaan | geishoihin | |
adessive | geishalla | geishoilla | |
ablative | geishalta | geishoilta | |
allative | geishalle | geishoille | |
essive | geishana | geishoina | |
translative | geishaksi | geishoiksi | |
instructive | — | geishoin | |
abessive | geishatta | geishoitta | |
comitative | — | geishoineen |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ.ʃa/, /ɡɛj.ʃa/
Further reading
- “geisha” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛiʃʃa/
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