origami

Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɔɹəˈɡɑmi/, [ˌɔɹɪ̈ˈɡɑmi]
• Rhymes: -ɑːmi

origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis)

2. (uncountable, art) The Japanese art of paper folding.
4. (countable, art) A piece of art made by folding paper.
   • 1993, Communication arts:

     The production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section).

5. (uncountable) The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
6. (uncountable) The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
7. (uncountable) The mathematics field that studies folding two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional structures, using folds and creases akin to those in the art of origami.

• chiyogami
• kirigami

origami (third-person singular simple present origamis, present participle origamiing, simple past and past participle origamied)

1. (transitive) To construct by means of decorative paper folding.

   He snatched my serviette and swiftly origamied a swan.

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami).

• IPA^(key): /ˈoriɡɑmi/, [ˈo̞riˌɡɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -ɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): o‧ri‧ga‧mi

origami

1. origami

Inflection of origami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		origami	origamit
genitive		origamin	origamien
partitive		origamia	origameja
illative		origamiin	origameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		origami	origamit
accusative	nom.	origami	origamit
	gen.	origamin
genitive		origamin	origamien
partitive		origamia	origameja
inessive		origamissa	origameissa
elative		origamista	origameista
illative		origamiin	origameihin
adessive		origamilla	origameilla
ablative		origamilta	origameilta
allative		origamille	origameille
essive		origamina	origameina
translative		origamiksi	origameiksi
abessive		origamitta	origameitta
instructive		—	origamein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of origami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative origamini origamini accusative nom. origamini origamini gen. origamini genitive origamini origamieni partitive origamiani origamejani inessive origamissani origameissani elative origamistani origameistani illative origamiini origameihini adessive origamillani origameillani ablative origamiltani origameiltani allative origamilleni origameilleni essive origaminani origameinani translative origamikseni origameikseni abessive origamittani origameittani instructive — — comitative — origameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative origamisi origamisi accusative nom. origamisi origamisi gen. origamisi genitive origamisi origamiesi partitive origamiasi origamejasi inessive origamissasi origameissasi elative origamistasi origameistasi illative origamiisi origameihisi adessive origamillasi origameillasi ablative origamiltasi origameiltasi allative origamillesi origameillesi essive origaminasi origameinasi translative origamiksesi origameiksesi abessive origamittasi origameittasi instructive — — comitative — origameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative origamimme origamimme accusative nom. origamimme origamimme gen. origamimme genitive origamimme origamiemme partitive origamiamme origamejamme inessive origamissamme origameissamme elative origamistamme origameistamme illative origamiimme origameihimme adessive origamillamme origameillamme ablative origamiltamme origameiltamme allative origamillemme origameillemme essive origaminamme origameinamme translative origamiksemme origameiksemme abessive origamittamme origameittamme instructive — — comitative — origameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative origaminne origaminne accusative nom. origaminne origaminne gen. origaminne genitive origaminne origamienne partitive origamianne origamejanne inessive origamissanne origameissanne elative origamistanne origameistanne illative origamiinne origameihinne adessive origamillanne origameillanne ablative origamiltanne origameiltanne allative origamillenne origameillenne essive origaminanne origameinanne translative origamiksenne origameiksenne abessive origamittanne origameittanne instructive — — comitative — origameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative origaminsa origaminsa accusative nom. origaminsa origaminsa gen. origaminsa genitive origaminsa origamiensa partitive origamiaan origamiansa origamejaan origamejansa inessive origamissaan origamissansa origameissaan origameissansa elative origamistaan origamistansa origameistaan origameistansa illative origamiinsa origameihinsa adessive origamillaan origamillansa origameillaan origameillansa ablative origamiltaan origamiltansa origameiltaan origameiltansa allative origamilleen origamillensa origameilleen origameillensa essive origaminaan origaminansa origameinaan origameinansa translative origamikseen origamiksensa origameikseen origameiksensa abessive origamittaan origamittansa origameittaan origameittansa instructive — — comitative — origameineen origameinensa

• “origami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ɡa.mi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i

origami m (plural origamis)

1. (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
2. (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

IPA^(key): /ˈɔːrɪkamɪ/

origami n (no plural)

1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

• IPA^(key): /o.ri.ɡa.mi/
• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

origami (first-person possessive origamiku, second-person possessive origamimu, third-person possessive origaminya)

1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding).

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

• IPA^(key): /o.riˈɡa.mi/, (rare, less-preferred) /oˈri.ɡa.mi/
• Rhymes: -ami, (rare, less-preferred) -iɡami
• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gà‧mi, (rare, less-preferred) o‧rì‧ga‧mi

origami m (invariable)

1. (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
2. (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

• origamista

• giriamo

origami

1. Rōmaji transcription of おりがみ

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami).

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.riˈɡa.mi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

origami n (indeclinable)

1. (art) origami

• origami in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

• IPA^(key): /oɾiˈɡami/ [o.ɾiˈɣ̞a.mi]
• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

origami m (plural origamis)

1. (chiefly uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

   Synonym: papiroflexia

• pajarita

• “origami”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

From English origami, from Japanese 折り紙.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɔrɪˈɡami/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɔrɪˈɡaːmi/, /ˌɔrɪˈɡami/

origami m (uncountable)

1. origami

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “origami”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies