futon

See also: Futon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 布団 (futon, ふとん), from Middle Chinese 蒲團 (bu-dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán)), from 蒲 (buo, “cattail”) + 團 (duɑn, “sphere, round object”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːtɒn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfutɑn/
• Rhymes: -uːtɒn

Noun

futon (plural futons)

1. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
2. A round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

Translations

thin mattress placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame

• Arabic: فُوتُون m (futūn), فُوتُون يَابَانِيّ m (fūtūn yābāniyy)
• Bulgarian: шалте n (šalte)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 床墊／床垫 (zh) (chuángdiàn), 床垫 (zh) (chuángdiàn), 布團／布团, 布团 (bùtuán)

• Finnish: futon (fi)
• French: futon (fr) m
• German: Futon (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: materasso giapponese m, futon m
• Japanese: 布団 (ja) (ふとん, futon), ふとん (ja) (futon), 蒲団 (ふとん, futon)
• Korean: 후톤 (huton)
• Marathi: फुतोन f (futona)
• Russian: футо́н (ru) m (futón)
• Spanish: futón m
• Welsh: ffŵton m, ffwtonau m pl

a Japanese cushion for meditation

• Arabic: فُوتُون m (futūn), فُوتُون يَابَانِيّ m (fūtūn yābāniyy)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布團／布团, 布团 (bùtuán), 坐垫 (zh) (zuòdiàn), 蒲團／蒲团 (zh) (pútuán), 蒲团 (zh) (pútuán)

• Finnish: futon (fi)
• German: Futon (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: futon m
• Japanese: 布団 (ja) (ふとん, futon), ふとん (ja) (futon), 蒲団 (ふとん, futon)
• Korean: 후톤 (huton)
• Russian: футо́н (ru) m (futón)

Anagrams

• fount

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Esperanto

Noun

futon

1. accusative singular of futo

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Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 布団 (futon, ふとん).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuton/, [ˈfut̪o̞n]
• Hyphenation: fu‧ton

Noun

futon

1. futon

Declension

Inflection of futon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		futon	futonit
genitive		futonin	futonien futoneiden futoneitten
partitive		futonia	futoneita futoneja
illative		futoniin	futoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		futon	futonit
accusative	nom.	futon	futonit
	gen.	futonin
genitive		futonin	futonien futoneiden futoneitten
partitive		futonia	futoneita futoneja
inessive		futonissa	futoneissa
elative		futonista	futoneista
illative		futoniin	futoneihin
adessive		futonilla	futoneilla
ablative		futonilta	futoneilta
allative		futonille	futoneille
essive		futonina	futoneina
translative		futoniksi	futoneiksi
abessive		futonitta	futoneitta
instructive		—	futonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of futon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative futonini futonini accusative nom. futonini futonini gen. futonini genitive futonini futonieni futoneideni futoneitteni partitive futoniani futoneitani futonejani inessive futonissani futoneissani elative futonistani futoneistani illative futoniini futoneihini adessive futonillani futoneillani ablative futoniltani futoneiltani allative futonilleni futoneilleni essive futoninani futoneinani translative futonikseni futoneikseni abessive futonittani futoneittani instructive — — comitative — futoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative futonisi futonisi accusative nom. futonisi futonisi gen. futonisi genitive futonisi futoniesi futoneidesi futoneittesi partitive futoniasi futoneitasi futonejasi inessive futonissasi futoneissasi elative futonistasi futoneistasi illative futoniisi futoneihisi adessive futonillasi futoneillasi ablative futoniltasi futoneiltasi allative futonillesi futoneillesi essive futoninasi futoneinasi translative futoniksesi futoneiksesi abessive futonittasi futoneittasi instructive — — comitative — futoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative futonimme futonimme accusative nom. futonimme futonimme gen. futonimme genitive futonimme futoniemme futoneidemme futoneittemme partitive futoniamme futoneitamme futonejamme inessive futonissamme futoneissamme elative futonistamme futoneistamme illative futoniimme futoneihimme adessive futonillamme futoneillamme ablative futoniltamme futoneiltamme allative futonillemme futoneillemme essive futoninamme futoneinamme translative futoniksemme futoneiksemme abessive futonittamme futoneittamme instructive — — comitative — futoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative futoninne futoninne accusative nom. futoninne futoninne gen. futoninne genitive futoninne futonienne futoneidenne futoneittenne partitive futonianne futoneitanne futonejanne inessive futonissanne futoneissanne elative futonistanne futoneistanne illative futoniinne futoneihinne adessive futonillanne futoneillanne ablative futoniltanne futoneiltanne allative futonillenne futoneillenne essive futoninanne futoneinanne translative futoniksenne futoneiksenne abessive futonittanne futoneittanne instructive — — comitative — futoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative futoninsa futoninsa accusative nom. futoninsa futoninsa gen. futoninsa genitive futoninsa futoniensa futoneidensa futoneittensa partitive futoniaan futoniansa futoneitaan futonejaan futoneitansa futonejansa inessive futonissaan futonissansa futoneissaan futoneissansa elative futonistaan futonistansa futoneistaan futoneistansa illative futoniinsa futoneihinsa adessive futonillaan futonillansa futoneillaan futoneillansa ablative futoniltaan futoniltansa futoneiltaan futoneiltansa allative futonilleen futonillensa futoneilleen futoneillensa essive futoninaan futoninansa futoneinaan futoneinansa translative futonikseen futoniksensa futoneikseen futoneiksensa abessive futonittaan futonittansa futoneittaan futoneittansa instructive — — comitative — futoneineen futoneinensa

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Japanese

Romanization

futon

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふとん