satsuma
See also: Satsuma
English edit
Etymology edit
After a Japanese place name in Kyūshū, 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma), from where it was first exported to the west.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /sætˈsuː.mə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /sætˈsu.mə/, /ˈsæt.səˌmɑ/
- Rhymes: -uːmə
- Hyphenation: sat‧su‧ma
Noun edit
satsuma (plural satsumas)
- A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.
- Synonym: mikan
- 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 188:
- When satsumas are ready to eat, the skin is so supple, they damn near peel themselves.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
seedless cultivar of tangerine
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma); see above.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
satsuma
- satsuma (seedless cultivar of tangerine, Citrus unshiu)
Declension edit
Inflection of satsuma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | satsuma | satsumat | ||
genitive | satsuman | satsumien | ||
partitive | satsumaa | satsumia | ||
illative | satsumaan | satsumiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | satsuma | satsumat | ||
accusative | nom. | satsuma | satsumat | |
gen. | satsuman | |||
genitive | satsuman | satsumien satsumainrare | ||
partitive | satsumaa | satsumia | ||
inessive | satsumassa | satsumissa | ||
elative | satsumasta | satsumista | ||
illative | satsumaan | satsumiin | ||
adessive | satsumalla | satsumilla | ||
ablative | satsumalta | satsumilta | ||
allative | satsumalle | satsumille | ||
essive | satsumana | satsumina | ||
translative | satsumaksi | satsumiksi | ||
abessive | satsumatta | satsumitta | ||
instructive | — | satsumin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “satsuma”, 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 2023-07-03
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
1922: from Japanese 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma); see above.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
satsuma m (invariable)
- satsuma (seedless cultivar of tangerine, Citrus unshiu)
- Synonym: miyagawa
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
satsuma c
Declension edit
Declension of satsuma | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | satsuma | satsuman | satsumas, satsumor | satsumorna |
Genitive | satsumas | satsumans | satsumas, satsumors | satsumornas |