beguine

See also: béguine and Beguine

English

Etymology

From American French béguine, from French béguin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /beɪˈɡiːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bə.ˈɡiːn/

Noun

beguine (plural beguines)

1. A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
   • 1935, Cole Porter, Begin the Beguine:

     When they begin the beguine, / It brings back the sound of music so tender / It brings back the night of tropical splendor, / It brings back a memory ever green.

   • 1956, Langston Hughes, I Wonder as I Wander, 2003, Arnold Rampersad, Dolan Hubbard (editors), The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Volume 14: Autobiography, page 69,

     It was a haunting kind of beguine with a strange sad lyric about slavery and freedom set against insistent drums and voluptuous maracas:

   • 2003, Brent Hayes Edwards, The Practice of Diaspora, page 174:

     He is especially fascinated by the chacha, the percussion instrument that sets the basic rolling rhythmic foundation of the beguine and propels the dancers, writing that “the tempo is set by a shiny tin container filled with pebbles. […] ″

Translations

ballroom dance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比根 (bǐgēn), 比根舞 (bǐgēnwǔ)

• Finnish: beguine (fi)
• French: beguine (fr)
• Georgian: ბეგინი (begini)
• German: Beguine
• Italian: beguine
• Polish: beguine
• Russian: беги́н (begín)
• Spanish: beguine

music

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比跟音樂, 比跟音乐 (bǐgēn yīnyuè)

• Dutch: beguine
• Finnish: beguine (fi)
• French: beguine (fr)
• Georgian: ბეგინი (begini)
• Spanish: beguine

Finnish

Etymology

From French béguine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɡiːn/, [ˈbe̞ɡiːn]

Noun

beguine

1. beguine (dance and music)

Declension

Inflection of beguine (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		beguine	beguinet
genitive		beguinen	beguinejen
partitive		beguinea	beguineja
illative		beguineen	beguineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		beguine	beguinet
accusative	nom.	beguine	beguinet
	gen.	beguinen
genitive		beguinen	beguinejen
partitive		beguinea	beguineja
inessive		beguinessa	beguineissa
elative		beguinesta	beguineista
illative		beguineen	beguineihin
adessive		beguinella	beguineilla
ablative		beguinelta	beguineilta
allative		beguinelle	beguineille
essive		beguinena	beguineina
translative		beguineksi	beguineiksi
abessive		beguinetta	beguineitta
instructive		—	beguinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of beguine (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beguineni beguineni accusative nom. beguineni beguineni gen. beguineni genitive beguineni beguinejeni partitive beguineani beguinejani inessive beguinessani beguineissani elative beguinestani beguineistani illative beguineeni beguineihini adessive beguinellani beguineillani ablative beguineltani beguineiltani allative beguinelleni beguineilleni essive beguinenani beguineinani translative beguinekseni beguineikseni abessive beguinettani beguineittani instructive — — comitative — beguineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beguinesi beguinesi accusative nom. beguinesi beguinesi gen. beguinesi genitive beguinesi beguinejesi partitive beguineasi beguinejasi inessive beguinessasi beguineissasi elative beguinestasi beguineistasi illative beguineesi beguineihisi adessive beguinellasi beguineillasi ablative beguineltasi beguineiltasi allative beguinellesi beguineillesi essive beguinenasi beguineinasi translative beguineksesi beguineiksesi abessive beguinettasi beguineittasi instructive — — comitative — beguineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beguinemme beguinemme accusative nom. beguinemme beguinemme gen. beguinemme genitive beguinemme beguinejemme partitive beguineamme beguinejamme inessive beguinessamme beguineissamme elative beguinestamme beguineistamme illative beguineemme beguineihimme adessive beguinellamme beguineillamme ablative beguineltamme beguineiltamme allative beguinellemme beguineillemme essive beguinenamme beguineinamme translative beguineksemme beguineiksemme abessive beguinettamme beguineittamme instructive — — comitative — beguineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beguinenne beguinenne accusative nom. beguinenne beguinenne gen. beguinenne genitive beguinenne beguinejenne partitive beguineanne beguinejanne inessive beguinessanne beguineissanne elative beguinestanne beguineistanne illative beguineenne beguineihinne adessive beguinellanne beguineillanne ablative beguineltanne beguineiltanne allative beguinellenne beguineillenne essive beguinenanne beguineinanne translative beguineksenne beguineiksenne abessive beguinettanne beguineittanne instructive — — comitative — beguineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative beguinensa beguinensa accusative nom. beguinensa beguinensa gen. beguinensa genitive beguinensa beguinejensa partitive beguineaan beguineansa beguinejaan beguinejansa inessive beguinessaan beguinessansa beguineissaan beguineissansa elative beguinestaan beguinestansa beguineistaan beguineistansa illative beguineensa beguineihinsa adessive beguinellaan beguinellansa beguineillaan beguineillansa ablative beguineltaan beguineltansa beguineiltaan beguineiltansa allative beguinelleen beguinellensa beguineilleen beguineillensa essive beguinenaan beguinenansa beguineinaan beguineinansa translative beguinekseen beguineksensa beguineikseen beguineiksensa abessive beguinettaan beguinettansa beguineittaan beguineittansa instructive — — comitative — beguineineen beguineinensa

Further reading

• “beguine”, 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