katakana

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See also: Katakana and katakaną

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

Pronunciation

Noun

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.

Translations

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakana f

  1. katakana

Declension

Declension of katakana (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative katakana katakany
genitive katakany katakan
dative katakaně katakanám
accusative katakanu katakany
vocative katakano katakany
locative katakaně katakanách
instrumental katakanou katakanami

See also

Further reading

  • “katakana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑkɑnɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakana

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

Declension

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
katakanain rare
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
abessive katakanatta katakanoitta
instructive — katakanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of katakana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanani katakanani
accusative nom. katakanani katakanani
gen. katakanani
genitive katakanani katakanojeni
katakanaini rare
partitive katakanaani katakanojani
inessive katakanassani katakanoissani
elative katakanastani katakanoistani
illative katakanaani katakanoihini
adessive katakanallani katakanoillani
ablative katakanaltani katakanoiltani
allative katakanalleni katakanoilleni
essive katakananani katakanoinani
translative katakanakseni katakanoikseni
abessive katakanattani katakanoittani
instructive — —
comitative — katakanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanasi katakanasi
accusative nom. katakanasi katakanasi
gen. katakanasi
genitive katakanasi katakanojesi
katakanaisi rare
partitive katakanaasi katakanojasi
inessive katakanassasi katakanoissasi
elative katakanastasi katakanoistasi
illative katakanaasi katakanoihisi
adessive katakanallasi katakanoillasi
ablative katakanaltasi katakanoiltasi
allative katakanallesi katakanoillesi
essive katakananasi katakanoinasi
translative katakanaksesi katakanoiksesi
abessive katakanattasi katakanoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — katakanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanamme katakanamme
accusative nom. katakanamme katakanamme
gen. katakanamme
genitive katakanamme katakanojemme
katakanaimme rare
partitive katakanaamme katakanojamme
inessive katakanassamme katakanoissamme
elative katakanastamme katakanoistamme
illative katakanaamme katakanoihimme
adessive katakanallamme katakanoillamme
ablative katakanaltamme katakanoiltamme
allative katakanallemme katakanoillemme
essive katakananamme katakanoinamme
translative katakanaksemme katakanoiksemme
abessive katakanattamme katakanoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — katakanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katakananne katakananne
accusative nom. katakananne katakananne
gen. katakananne
genitive katakananne katakanojenne
katakanainne rare
partitive katakanaanne katakanojanne
inessive katakanassanne katakanoissanne
elative katakanastanne katakanoistanne
illative katakanaanne katakanoihinne
adessive katakanallanne katakanoillanne
ablative katakanaltanne katakanoiltanne
allative katakanallenne katakanoillenne
essive katakanananne katakanoinanne
translative katakanaksenne katakanoiksenne
abessive katakanattanne katakanoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — katakanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanansa katakanansa
accusative nom. katakanansa katakanansa
gen. katakanansa
genitive katakanansa katakanojensa
katakanainsa rare
partitive katakanaansa katakanojaan
katakanojansa
inessive katakanassaan
katakanassansa 		katakanoissaan
katakanoissansa
elative katakanastaan
katakanastansa 		katakanoistaan
katakanoistansa
illative katakanaansa katakanoihinsa
adessive katakanallaan
katakanallansa 		katakanoillaan
katakanoillansa
ablative katakanaltaan
katakanaltansa 		katakanoiltaan
katakanoiltansa
allative katakanalleen
katakanallensa 		katakanoilleen
katakanoillensa
essive katakananaan
katakananansa 		katakanoinaan
katakanoinansa
translative katakanakseen
katakanaksensa 		katakanoikseen
katakanoiksensa
abessive katakanattaan
katakanattansa 		katakanoittaan
katakanoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — katakanoineen
katakanoinensa

French

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation

Noun

katakana m (plural katakana or katakanas)

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

Japanese

Romanization

katakana

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

Polish

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katakana

Etymology

Borrowed from English katakana.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

katakana f

  1. katakana (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)
    Coordinate terms: hiragana, kanji

Declension

Declension of katakana
singular
nominative katakana
genitive katakany
dative katakanie
accusative katakanę
instrumental katakaną
locative katakanie
vocative katakano

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Noun

katakana m (uncountable)

  1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)

  1. katakana

Declension

Declension of katakana
singular
nominative katakàna
genitive katakane
dative katakani
accusative katakanu
vocative katakano
locative katakani
instrumental katakanom
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