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Geisha

Geisha

See also: geisha

German

Noun

Geisha f (genitive Geisha, plural Geishas)

  1. geisha

geisha

geisha

See also: Geisha

English

A geisha at work

Alternative forms

Noun

geisha (plural geisha or geishas)

  1. A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

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Translations

References

  1. 芸 is an irregular gloss for 藝 used in Japan: the Simplified Chinese equivalent is .

Finnish

Alternative forms

Noun

geisha

  1. A geisha.
  2. 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)
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
geishainrare
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
instructive geishoin
abessive geishatta geishoitta
comitative geishoineen

Compounds


French

Etymology

From Japanese 芸者.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛʃa/, /ɡɛjʃa/

Noun

geisha f (plural geishas)

  1. geisha

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛiʃʃa/

Noun

geisha f (plural geishe)

  1. geisha

Japanese

Romanization

geisha

  1. rōmaji reading of げいしゃ

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 芸者, (hiragana げいしゃ, romaji geisha or geisya) artist, from , art + , person.

Noun

geisha f (plural geisha)

  1. geisha

Spanish

Noun

geisha f (plural geishas)

  1. geisha