katana

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English

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Katana

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀(かたな) (katana).

Pronunciation

Noun

katana (plural katana or katanas)

  1. (weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

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Noun

katana

  1. blanket

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

katana m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of katan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaːˈtaː.naː/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧na
  • Rhymes: -aːnaː

Noun

katana c (plural katana's)

  1. a katana

Hypernyms

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation

Noun

katana m (plural katanas)

  1. katana

Hungarian

 katana on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

From Japanese 刀 (katana).

Pronunciation

Noun

katana (plural katanák)

  1. katana (a Japanese sword used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative katana katanák
accusative katanát katanákat
dative katanának katanáknak
instrumental katanával katanákkal
causal-final katanáért katanákért
translative katanává katanákká
terminative katanáig katanákig
essive-formal katanaként katanákként
essive-modal — —
inessive katanában katanákban
superessive katanán katanákon
adessive katanánál katanáknál
illative katanába katanákba
sublative katanára katanákra
allative katanához katanákhoz
elative katanából katanákból
delative katanáról katanákról
ablative katanától katanáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		katanáé katanáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		katanáéi katanákéi
Possessive forms of katana
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. katanám katanáim
2nd person sing. katanád katanáid
3rd person sing. katanája katanái
1st person plural katanánk katanáink
2nd person plural katanátok katanáitok
3rd person plural katanájuk katanáik

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈta.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tà‧na

Noun

katana f (plural katane)

  1. katana

Japanese

Romanization

katana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かたな

Polish

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Particularly: "for the senses regarding clothing"

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana f

  1. katana
Declension
Declension of katana
singular plural
nominative katana katany
genitive katany katan
dative katanie katanom
accusative katanę katany
instrumental kataną katanami
locative katanie katanach
vocative katano katany

Etymology 2

From Hungarian katona.

Noun

katana f (diminutive katanka)

  1. (ethnography) a twin caftan worn in some regional Polish folk costumes for women
  2. (ethnography) a type of covering in men's folk costumes that reaches one's ankles
  3. (ethnography, historical, military) a short-tailed jacket worn by soldiers in the 18th century
  4. (colloquial) jacket
    Synonym: kurtka
Declension
Declension of katana
singular plural
nominative katana katany
genitive katany katan
dative katanie katanom
accusative katanę katany
instrumental kataną katanami
locative katanie katanach
vocative katano katany

Further reading

  • katana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • katana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ka‧ta‧na

Noun

katana f (plural katanas)

  1. Alternative spelling of catana

Swedish

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korsade katanor
en ninja som drar sin katana

Noun

katana c

  1. (weaponry) a katana
    Synonym: (informal) samurajsvärd
    En katana skär som smör genom kött och ben
    A katana cuts like butter through flesh and bone

Declension

Declension of katana 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative katana katanan katanor katanorna
Genitive katanas katanans katanors katanornas

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀(かたな) (katana, literally “sword”), possibly via Spanish catana according to Potet (2016).

Pronunciation

Noun

katanà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜈ)

  1. Japanese sword; katana
  2. (archaic) sword

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