geisha
See also: Geisha
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Geisha_Kyoto_Gion.jpg/220px-Geisha_Kyoto_Gion.jpg)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃə
Noun
geisha (plural geisha or geishas)
- A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
Synonyms
Translations
a Japanese entertainer
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References
Finnish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
geisha
- A geisha.
- When used as modifier in compound terms, may also refer to "Geisha" chocolate brand, e.g. geishakakku, geishajäädyke.
Declension
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 geishain rare | |
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. |
Compounds
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 芸者.
Pronunciation
Noun
geisha f (plural geishas)
Further reading
- “geisha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
geisha f (plural geishe)
Japanese
Romanization
geisha
Sicilian
Alternative forms
Noun
geisha f (plural geisha)
Spanish
Noun
geisha f (plural geishas)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”)
Noun
geisha (n class, plural geisha)
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