katakana
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- katagana (archaic)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈkænə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/, /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/
- Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə
Noun edit
katakana (countable and uncountable, plural katakana or katakanas)
- (uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.
- A character thereof.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Japanese syllabary
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Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
katakana f
Declension edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- katakana in Internetová jazyková příručka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
katakana
Declension edit
Inflection of katakana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | katakana | katakanat | ||
genitive | katakanan | katakanojen | ||
partitive | katakanaa | katakanoja | ||
illative | katakanaan | katakanoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | katakana | katakanat | ||
accusative | nom. | katakana | katakanat | |
gen. | katakanan | |||
genitive | katakanan | katakanojen katakanainrare | ||
partitive | katakanaa | katakanoja | ||
inessive | katakanassa | katakanoissa | ||
elative | katakanasta | katakanoista | ||
illative | katakanaan | katakanoihin | ||
adessive | katakanalla | katakanoilla | ||
ablative | katakanalta | katakanoilta | ||
allative | katakanalle | katakanoille | ||
essive | katakanana | katakanoina | ||
translative | katakanaksi | katakanoiksi | ||
abessive | katakanatta | katakanoitta | ||
instructive | — | katakanoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
katakana
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English katakana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
katakana f
- katakana (Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase; also used to write the Ainu language)
Declension edit
Declension of katakana
Further reading edit
- katakana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
katakana m (uncountable)
- katakana (Japanese syllabary)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)