geisha

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English

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A geisha at work
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, artisan), from Middle Chinese (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geisha (plural geisha or geishas)

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯ʃɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯ʃɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯sɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯s̠ɑ̝]

Noun

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geisha

  1. geisha

Declension

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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
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.
Possessive forms of geisha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative geishani geishani
accusative nom. geishani geishani
gen. geishani
genitive geishani geishojeni
geishaini rare
partitive geishaani geishojani
inessive geishassani geishoissani
elative geishastani geishoistani
illative geishaani geishoihini
adessive geishallani geishoillani
ablative geishaltani geishoiltani
allative geishalleni geishoilleni
essive geishanani geishoinani
translative geishakseni geishoikseni
abessive geishattani geishoittani
instructive
comitative geishoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative geishasi geishasi
accusative nom. geishasi geishasi
gen. geishasi
genitive geishasi geishojesi
geishaisi rare
partitive geishaasi geishojasi
inessive geishassasi geishoissasi
elative geishastasi geishoistasi
illative geishaasi geishoihisi
adessive geishallasi geishoillasi
ablative geishaltasi geishoiltasi
allative geishallesi geishoillesi
essive geishanasi geishoinasi
translative geishaksesi geishoiksesi
abessive geishattasi geishoittasi
instructive
comitative geishoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative geishamme geishamme
accusative nom. geishamme geishamme
gen. geishamme
genitive geishamme geishojemme
geishaimme rare
partitive geishaamme geishojamme
inessive geishassamme geishoissamme
elative geishastamme geishoistamme
illative geishaamme geishoihimme
adessive geishallamme geishoillamme
ablative geishaltamme geishoiltamme
allative geishallemme geishoillemme
essive geishanamme geishoinamme
translative geishaksemme geishoiksemme
abessive geishattamme geishoittamme
instructive
comitative geishoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative geishanne geishanne
accusative nom. geishanne geishanne
gen. geishanne
genitive geishanne geishojenne
geishainne rare
partitive geishaanne geishojanne
inessive geishassanne geishoissanne
elative geishastanne geishoistanne
illative geishaanne geishoihinne
adessive geishallanne geishoillanne
ablative geishaltanne geishoiltanne
allative geishallenne geishoillenne
essive geishananne geishoinanne
translative geishaksenne geishoiksenne
abessive geishattanne geishoittanne
instructive
comitative geishoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative geishansa geishansa
accusative nom. geishansa geishansa
gen. geishansa
genitive geishansa geishojensa
geishainsa rare
partitive geishaansa geishojaan
geishojansa
inessive geishassaan
geishassansa
geishoissaan
geishoissansa
elative geishastaan
geishastansa
geishoistaan
geishoistansa
illative geishaansa geishoihinsa
adessive geishallaan
geishallansa
geishoillaan
geishoillansa
ablative geishaltaan
geishaltansa
geishoiltaan
geishoiltansa
allative geishalleen
geishallensa
geishoilleen
geishoillensa
essive geishanaan
geishanansa
geishoinaan
geishoinansa
translative geishakseen
geishaksensa
geishoikseen
geishoiksensa
abessive geishattaan
geishattansa
geishoittaan
geishoittansa
instructive
comitative geishoineen
geishoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 芸者.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ.ʃa/ ~ /ɡe.ʃa/, /ɡɛj.ʃa/

Noun

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geisha f (plural geishas)

  1. geisha

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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geisha f (plural geishe)

  1. geisha

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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geisha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of げいしゃ

Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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geisha f (plural geisha)

  1. geisha

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 芸者.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geisha f (plural geishas)

  1. geisha

Further reading

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, artisan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geisha (n class, plural geisha)

  1. geisha

Swedish

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Noun

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geisha c

  1. geisha

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