shamisen

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/

Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

  1. (music) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

Synonyms
  • jamisen, jabisen (used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands)
  • sangen

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Alternative forms

Noun

shamisen

  1. (music) shamisen

Declension
Inflection of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative shamisen shamisenit
genitive shamisenin shamisenien
partitive shamisenia shamiseneja
illative shamiseniin shamiseneihin
singular plural
nominative shamisen shamisenit
accusative nom. shamisen shamisenit
gen. shamisenin
genitive shamisenin shamisenien
partitive shamisenia shamiseneja
inessive shamisenissa shamiseneissa
elative shamisenista shamiseneista
illative shamiseniin shamiseneihin
adessive shamisenilla shamiseneilla
ablative shamisenilta shamiseneilta
allative shamisenille shamiseneille
essive shamisenina shamiseneina
translative shamiseniksi shamiseneiksi
instructive — shamisenein
abessive shamisenitta shamiseneitta
comitative — shamiseneineen

Japanese

Romanization

shamisen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃみせん

Spanish

Noun

shamisen m (plural shamísenes)

  1. shamisen
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