charleston

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See also: Charleston and charlestón

English

Verb

charleston (third-person singular simple present charlestons, present participle charlestoning, simple past and past participle charlestoned)

  1. (intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
    • 1950, Anthony West, The Vintage:
      The Cambridge professor was charlestoning madly with a well-built woman in a backless evening dress; there were dark patches under his arms where the sweat had soaked through his suit.
    • 1973, Ian Whitcomb, After the Ball: Pop music from rag to rock:
      […] in the Jazz Age she shook, shimmied and charlestoned whilst men just ogled.

Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃarles̺ton/
  • Rhymes: -es̺ton
  • Hyphenation: char‧les‧ton

Noun

charleston inan

  1. Charleston (dance)

Declension

Declension of charleston (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive charleston charlestona charlestonak
ergative charlestonek charlestonak charlestonek
dative charlestoni charlestonari charlestonei
genitive charlestonen charlestonaren charlestonen
comitative charlestonekin charlestonarekin charlestonekin
causative charlestonengatik charlestonarengatik charlestonengatik
benefactive charlestonentzat charlestonarentzat charlestonentzat
instrumental charlestonez charlestonaz charlestonez
inessive charlestonetan charlestonean charlestonetan
locative charlestonetako charlestoneko charlestonetako
allative charlestonetara charlestonera charlestonetara
terminative charlestonetaraino charlestoneraino charlestonetaraino
directive charlestonetarantz charlestonerantz charlestonetarantz
destinative charlestonetarako charlestonerako charlestonetarako
ablative charlestonetatik charlestonetik charlestonetatik
partitive charlestonik — —
prolative charlestontzat — —

Further reading

  • "charleston" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English Charleston.

Pronunciation

Noun

charleston m inan

  1. Charleston (dance)

Declension

Declension of charleston (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative charleston charlestony
genitive charlestonu charlestonů
dative charlestonu charlestonům
accusative charleston charlestony
vocative charlestone charlestony
locative charlestonu charlestonech
instrumental charlestonem charlestony

Further reading

  • charleston in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • charleston in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From English charleston.

Pronunciation

Noun

charleston

  1. (dance) Charleston

Declension

Inflection of charleston (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative charleston charlestonit
genitive charlestonin charlestonien
partitive charlestonia charlestoneja
illative charlestoniin charlestoneihin
singular plural
nominative charleston charlestonit
accusative nom. charleston charlestonit
gen. charlestonin
genitive charlestonin charlestonien
partitive charlestonia charlestoneja
inessive charlestonissa charlestoneissa
elative charlestonista charlestoneista
illative charlestoniin charlestoneihin
adessive charlestonilla charlestoneilla
ablative charlestonilta charlestoneilta
allative charlestonille charlestoneille
essive charlestonina charlestoneina
translative charlestoniksi charlestoneiksi
abessive charlestonitta charlestoneitta
instructive — charlestonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of charleston (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative charlestonini charlestonini
accusative nom. charlestonini charlestonini
gen. charlestonini
genitive charlestonini charlestonieni
partitive charlestoniani charlestonejani
inessive charlestonissani charlestoneissani
elative charlestonistani charlestoneistani
illative charlestoniini charlestoneihini
adessive charlestonillani charlestoneillani
ablative charlestoniltani charlestoneiltani
allative charlestonilleni charlestoneilleni
essive charlestoninani charlestoneinani
translative charlestonikseni charlestoneikseni
abessive charlestonittani charlestoneittani
instructive — —
comitative — charlestoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative charlestonisi charlestonisi
accusative nom. charlestonisi charlestonisi
gen. charlestonisi
genitive charlestonisi charlestoniesi
partitive charlestoniasi charlestonejasi
inessive charlestonissasi charlestoneissasi
elative charlestonistasi charlestoneistasi
illative charlestoniisi charlestoneihisi
adessive charlestonillasi charlestoneillasi
ablative charlestoniltasi charlestoneiltasi
allative charlestonillesi charlestoneillesi
essive charlestoninasi charlestoneinasi
translative charlestoniksesi charlestoneiksesi
abessive charlestonittasi charlestoneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — charlestoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative charlestonimme charlestonimme
accusative nom. charlestonimme charlestonimme
gen. charlestonimme
genitive charlestonimme charlestoniemme
partitive charlestoniamme charlestonejamme
inessive charlestonissamme charlestoneissamme
elative charlestonistamme charlestoneistamme
illative charlestoniimme charlestoneihimme
adessive charlestonillamme charlestoneillamme
ablative charlestoniltamme charlestoneiltamme
allative charlestonillemme charlestoneillemme
essive charlestoninamme charlestoneinamme
translative charlestoniksemme charlestoneiksemme
abessive charlestonittamme charlestoneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — charlestoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative charlestoninne charlestoninne
accusative nom. charlestoninne charlestoninne
gen. charlestoninne
genitive charlestoninne charlestonienne
partitive charlestonianne charlestonejanne
inessive charlestonissanne charlestoneissanne
elative charlestonistanne charlestoneistanne
illative charlestoniinne charlestoneihinne
adessive charlestonillanne charlestoneillanne
ablative charlestoniltanne charlestoneiltanne
allative charlestonillenne charlestoneillenne
essive charlestoninanne charlestoneinanne
translative charlestoniksenne charlestoneiksenne
abessive charlestonittanne charlestoneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — charlestoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative charlestoninsa charlestoninsa
accusative nom. charlestoninsa charlestoninsa
gen. charlestoninsa
genitive charlestoninsa charlestoniensa
partitive charlestoniaan
charlestoniansa 		charlestonejaan
charlestonejansa
inessive charlestonissaan
charlestonissansa 		charlestoneissaan
charlestoneissansa
elative charlestonistaan
charlestonistansa 		charlestoneistaan
charlestoneistansa
illative charlestoniinsa charlestoneihinsa
adessive charlestonillaan
charlestonillansa 		charlestoneillaan
charlestoneillansa
ablative charlestoniltaan
charlestoniltansa 		charlestoneiltaan
charlestoneiltansa
allative charlestonilleen
charlestonillensa 		charlestoneilleen
charlestoneillensa
essive charlestoninaan
charlestoninansa 		charlestoneinaan
charlestoneinansa
translative charlestonikseen
charlestoniksensa 		charlestoneikseen
charlestoneiksensa
abessive charlestonittaan
charlestonittansa 		charlestoneittaan
charlestoneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — charlestoneineen
charlestoneinensa

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

charleston m (plural charlestons)

  1. Charleston (dance)

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English charleston.

Noun

charleston n (plural charlestonuri)

  1. Charleston

Declension

Declension of charleston
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) charleston charlestonul (niște) charlestonuri charlestonurile
genitive/dative (unui) charleston charlestonului (unor) charlestonuri charlestonurilor
vocative charlestonule charlestonurilor

References

  • charleston in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

charleston m (plural charlestons)

  1. Charleston (dance)
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