katakana

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 片仮名(かたかな) (katakana).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

katakana (countable and uncountable, plural katakana or katakanas)

  1. (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.
  2. A character thereof.

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Translations[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑt̪ɑˌkɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun[edit]

katakana

  1. katakana (syllabary)
  2. katakana (letter of the syllabary)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of katakana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
instructive katakanoin
abessive katakanatta katakanoitta
comitative katakanoineen
Possessive forms of katakana (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person katakanani katakanamme
2nd person katakanasi katakananne
3rd person katakanansa

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

katakana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かたかな
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カタカナ

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.taˈka.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun[edit]

katakana f

  1. katakana

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • katakana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • katakana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Noun[edit]

katakana m (uncountable)

  1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /katakǎna/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun[edit]

katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)

  1. katakana

Declension[edit]