geisha
See also: Geisha
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).
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Noun edit
geisha (plural geisha or geishas)
- A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
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a Japanese entertainer
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Finnish edit
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geisha
- A geisha.
- When used as modifier in compound terms, may also refer to "Geisha" chocolate brand, e.g. geishakakku, geishajäädyke.
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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 | ||
abessive | geishatta | geishoitta | ||
instructive | — | geishoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “geisha”, 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
French edit
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geisha f (plural geishas)
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- “geisha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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geisha f (plural geishe)
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geisha
Sicilian edit
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geisha f (plural geisha)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 芸者.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geisha f (plural geishas)
Further reading edit
- “geisha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”).
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
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geisha (n class, plural geisha)
Swedish edit
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geisha c
Declension edit
Declension of geisha | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | geisha | geishan | geishor | geishorna |
Genitive | geishas | geishans | geishors | geishornas |