geisha
See also: Geisha
English

A geisha at work
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ŋiᴇiH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC t͡ɕiaX, “-er”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃə
Noun
geisha (plural geisha or geishas)
- A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
Derived terms
- geisha ball
- geisha girl
Translations
a Japanese entertainer
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References
Finnish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯ʃɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯ʃɑ]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯sɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯s̠ɑ]
Noun
geisha
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 | |
| Possessive forms of geisha (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | geishani | geishamme |
| 2nd person | geishasi | geishanne |
| 3rd person | geishansa | |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ.ʃa/, /ɡe.ʃa/, /ɡɛj.ʃa/
Derived terms
Further reading
- “geisha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛjʃ.ʃa/
- Rhymes: -ɛjʃʃa
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeiʃa/ [ˈɡei̯.ʃa]
- Rhymes: -eiʃa
Further reading
- “geisha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of geisha | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | geisha | geishan | geishor | geishorna |
| Genitive | geishas | geishans | geishors | geishornas |
Derived terms
- geishaskola
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