shamisen

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Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

  1. (music) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

Synonyms

  • jamisen, jabisen (used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands)
  • sangen

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

Noun

shamisen

  1. (music) shamisen

Declension

Inflection of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative shamisen shamisenit
genitive shamisenin shamisenien
partitive shamisenia shamiseneja
illative shamiseniin shamiseneihin
singular plural
nominative shamisen shamisenit
accusative nom. shamisen shamisenit
gen. shamisenin
genitive shamisenin shamisenien
partitive shamisenia shamiseneja
inessive shamisenissa shamiseneissa
elative shamisenista shamiseneista
illative shamiseniin shamiseneihin
adessive shamisenilla shamiseneilla
ablative shamisenilta shamiseneilta
allative shamisenille shamiseneille
essive shamisenina shamiseneina
translative shamiseniksi shamiseneiksi
abessive shamisenitta shamiseneitta
instructive — shamisenein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative shamisenini shamisenini
accusative nom. shamisenini shamisenini
gen. shamisenini
genitive shamisenini shamisenieni
partitive shamiseniani shamisenejani
inessive shamisenissani shamiseneissani
elative shamisenistani shamiseneistani
illative shamiseniini shamiseneihini
adessive shamisenillani shamiseneillani
ablative shamiseniltani shamiseneiltani
allative shamisenilleni shamiseneilleni
essive shamiseninani shamiseneinani
translative shamisenikseni shamiseneikseni
abessive shamisenittani shamiseneittani
instructive — —
comitative — shamiseneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative shamisenisi shamisenisi
accusative nom. shamisenisi shamisenisi
gen. shamisenisi
genitive shamisenisi shamiseniesi
partitive shamiseniasi shamisenejasi
inessive shamisenissasi shamiseneissasi
elative shamisenistasi shamiseneistasi
illative shamiseniisi shamiseneihisi
adessive shamisenillasi shamiseneillasi
ablative shamiseniltasi shamiseneiltasi
allative shamisenillesi shamiseneillesi
essive shamiseninasi shamiseneinasi
translative shamiseniksesi shamiseneiksesi
abessive shamisenittasi shamiseneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — shamiseneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative shamisenimme shamisenimme
accusative nom. shamisenimme shamisenimme
gen. shamisenimme
genitive shamisenimme shamiseniemme
partitive shamiseniamme shamisenejamme
inessive shamisenissamme shamiseneissamme
elative shamisenistamme shamiseneistamme
illative shamiseniimme shamiseneihimme
adessive shamisenillamme shamiseneillamme
ablative shamiseniltamme shamiseneiltamme
allative shamisenillemme shamiseneillemme
essive shamiseninamme shamiseneinamme
translative shamiseniksemme shamiseneiksemme
abessive shamisenittamme shamiseneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — shamiseneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative shamiseninne shamiseninne
accusative nom. shamiseninne shamiseninne
gen. shamiseninne
genitive shamiseninne shamisenienne
partitive shamisenianne shamisenejanne
inessive shamisenissanne shamiseneissanne
elative shamisenistanne shamiseneistanne
illative shamiseniinne shamiseneihinne
adessive shamisenillanne shamiseneillanne
ablative shamiseniltanne shamiseneiltanne
allative shamisenillenne shamiseneillenne
essive shamiseninanne shamiseneinanne
translative shamiseniksenne shamiseneiksenne
abessive shamisenittanne shamiseneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — shamiseneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative shamiseninsa shamiseninsa
accusative nom. shamiseninsa shamiseninsa
gen. shamiseninsa
genitive shamiseninsa shamiseniensa
partitive shamiseniaan
shamiseniansa 		shamisenejaan
shamisenejansa
inessive shamisenissaan
shamisenissansa 		shamiseneissaan
shamiseneissansa
elative shamisenistaan
shamisenistansa 		shamiseneistaan
shamiseneistansa
illative shamiseniinsa shamiseneihinsa
adessive shamisenillaan
shamisenillansa 		shamiseneillaan
shamiseneillansa
ablative shamiseniltaan
shamiseniltansa 		shamiseneiltaan
shamiseneiltansa
allative shamisenilleen
shamisenillensa 		shamiseneilleen
shamiseneillensa
essive shamiseninaan
shamiseninansa 		shamiseneinaan
shamiseneinansa
translative shamisenikseen
shamiseniksensa 		shamiseneikseen
shamiseneiksensa
abessive shamisenittaan
shamisenittansa 		shamiseneittaan
shamiseneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — shamiseneineen
shamiseneinensa

French

Noun

shamisen m (plural shamisens)

  1. shamisen

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

shamisen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃみせん

Spanish

Noun

shamisen m (plural shamísenes)

  1. shamisen
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