shamisen

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Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/

Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

(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

shamisenist

Translations

a Japanese musical instrument

Arabic: شَامِيسِين (šāmīsīn)
Azerbaijani:
Arabic: شامیسئن, سامیسئن

Cyrillic: шамисен, сјамисен

Roman: şamisen (az), syamisen
Chinese:
Mandarin: 三味線／三味线 (zh) (sānwèixiàn)
Esperanto: ŝamiseno
Finnish: shamisen (fi)
French: jabisen (fr) m
Irish: seamasan m
Japanese: 三味線 (ja) (しゃみせん, shamisen), (rare) 三味線 (ja) (さみせん, samisen)
Korean: 샤미센 (ko) (syamisen)
Marathi: शामिसेन (śāmisen)
Russian: сямисэ́н (ru) m (sjamisɛ́n)
Turkish: şamisen (tr)
Vietnamese: đàn tam

Finnish

Alternative forms

samisen

Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑmisen/, [ˈʃɑ̝mis̠e̞n]

Noun

shamisen

(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
accusative	gen.	shamisenin	shamisenit
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
accusative	gen.	shamisenini	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
accusative	gen.	shamisenisi	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
accusative	gen.	shamisenimme	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
accusative	gen.	shamiseninne	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
accusative	gen.	shamiseninsa	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)

shamisen

Japanese

Romanization

shamisen

Rōmaji transcription of しゃみせん

Spanish

Noun

shamisen m (plural shamísenes)

shamisen

shamisen

Contents

English

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Etymology

Pronunciation

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Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Declension

French

Noun

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Spanish

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