casanova
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
casanova (plural casanovas)
- Alternative letter-case form of Casanova
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Eponym from Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Venetian writer and adventurer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
casanova
Declension edit
Inflection of casanova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | casanova | casanovat | ||
genitive | casanovan | casanovien | ||
partitive | casanovaa | casanovia | ||
illative | casanovaan | casanoviin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | casanova | casanovat | ||
accusative | nom. | casanova | casanovat | |
gen. | casanovan | |||
genitive | casanovan | casanovien casanovainrare | ||
partitive | casanovaa | casanovia | ||
inessive | casanovassa | casanovissa | ||
elative | casanovasta | casanovista | ||
illative | casanovaan | casanoviin | ||
adessive | casanovalla | casanovilla | ||
ablative | casanovalta | casanovilta | ||
allative | casanovalle | casanoville | ||
essive | casanovana | casanovina | ||
translative | casanovaksi | casanoviksi | ||
abessive | casanovatta | casanovitta | ||
instructive | — | casanovin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “casanova”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Italian edit
Noun edit
casanova m
- a great seducer
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian casanova, named after Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
casanova m pers
- (slang) Casanova, Don Juan (man considered romantic and gallant)
- (slang) Casanova, Don Juan (promiscuous, philandering man)
Declension edit
Declension of casanova
Further reading edit
- casanova in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
casanova m (plural casanovas)
Further reading edit
- “casanova”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014