English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃə
Noun
geisha (plural geisha or geishas)
- A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
a Japanese entertainer
- Albanian: geishë f
- Arabic: غَيْشَا f (ḡayšā)
- Armenian: գեյշա (geyša)
- Azerbaijani: geyşa (az)
- Belarusian: ге́йша f (hjéjša)
- Bengali: গিশা (giśa)
- Bulgarian: ге́йша f (géjša)
- Burmese: ဂေးရှား (ge:hra:)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 藝妓 / 艺妓 (zh) (yìjì), 藝伎 / 艺伎 (zh) (yìjì)
- Czech: gejša (cs) f
- Danish: geisha c
- Dutch: geisha (nl) f
- Esperanto: gejŝo (eo)
- Estonian: geiša (et)
- Finnish: geisha (fi), geiša (fi)
- French: geisha (fr) f
- Georgian: გეიშა (ka) (geiša)
- German: Geisha (de) f
- Greek: γκέισα (el) f (gkéisa)
- Hebrew: גֵּיְשָׁה (he) f (géysha)
- Hindi: गीशा f (gīśā)
- Hungarian: gésa (hu)
- Icelandic: geisja f
- Interlingua: geisha
- Italian: geisha (it) f
- Japanese: 芸者 (ja) (げいしゃ, geisha), 芸妓 (ja) (げいぎ, geigi), 芸子 (げいこ, geiko) (young)
- Kazakh: гейша (geişa)
- Korean: 게이샤 (geisya), 게이기 (geigi)
- Kyrgyz: гейша (geyşa)
- Latvian: geiša f
- Lithuanian: geiša f
- Macedonian: ге́јша f (géjša)
- Malay: geisya
- Jawi: ݢيئيشا
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: гейша (gejša)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: geisha m
- Nynorsk: geisha f
- Persian: گیشا (fa) (geyšâ)
- Polish: gejsza (pl) f
- Portuguese: gueixa (pt) f
- Romanian: gheișă (ro) f
- Russian: ге́йша (ru) f (géjša)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ге̑јша f
- Roman: gȇjša (sh) f
- Slovak: gejša (sk) f
- Slovene: gejša f
- Swedish: geisha (sv) c
- Tajik: гейша (geyša)
- Thai: เกอิชา (th) (gee-ì-chaa)
- Turkish: geyşa (tr)
- Ukrainian: ге́йша f (héjša), ґе́йша f (géjša)
- Urdu: گیشا f (gīśā)
- Uzbek: geysha (uz)
- Vietnamese: geisha (vi), nghệ giả (藝者)
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Finnish
Etymology
From Japanese 芸者 (geisha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯ʃɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯ʃɑ̝]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯sɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯s̠ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eiʃɑ
Noun
geisha
- geisha
Declension
| Inflection of geisha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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geisha
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geishat
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| genitive
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geishan
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geishojen
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| partitive
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geishaa
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geishoja
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| illative
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geishaan
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geishoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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geisha
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geishat
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| accusative
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nom.
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geisha
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geishat
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| gen.
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geishan
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| genitive
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geishan
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geishojen
geishain rare
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| partitive
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geishaa
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geishoja
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| inessive
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geishassa
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geishoissa
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| elative
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geishasta
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geishoista
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| illative
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geishaan
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geishoihin
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| adessive
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geishalla
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geishoilla
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| ablative
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geishalta
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geishoilta
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| allative
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geishalle
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geishoille
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| essive
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geishana
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geishoina
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| translative
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geishaksi
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geishoiksi
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| abessive
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geishatta
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geishoitta
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| instructive
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—
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geishoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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geishani
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geishani
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| accusative
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nom.
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geishani
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geishani
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| gen.
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geishani
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| genitive
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geishani
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geishojeni
geishaini rare
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| partitive
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geishaani
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geishojani
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| inessive
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geishassani
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geishoissani
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| elative
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geishastani
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geishoistani
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| illative
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geishaani
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geishoihini
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| adessive
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geishallani
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geishoillani
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| ablative
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geishaltani
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geishoiltani
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| allative
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geishalleni
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geishoilleni
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| essive
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geishanani
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geishoinani
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| translative
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geishakseni
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geishoikseni
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| abessive
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geishattani
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geishoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
geishoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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geishasi
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geishasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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geishasi
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geishasi
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| gen.
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geishasi
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| genitive
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geishasi
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geishojesi
geishaisi rare
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| partitive
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geishaasi
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geishojasi
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| inessive
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geishassasi
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geishoissasi
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| elative
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geishastasi
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geishoistasi
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| illative
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geishaasi
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geishoihisi
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| adessive
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geishallasi
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geishoillasi
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| ablative
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geishaltasi
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geishoiltasi
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| allative
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geishallesi
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geishoillesi
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| essive
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geishanasi
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geishoinasi
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| translative
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geishaksesi
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geishoiksesi
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| abessive
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geishattasi
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geishoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
geishoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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geishamme
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geishamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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geishamme
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geishamme
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| gen.
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geishamme
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| genitive
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geishamme
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geishojemme
geishaimme rare
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| partitive
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geishaamme
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geishojamme
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| inessive
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geishassamme
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geishoissamme
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| elative
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geishastamme
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geishoistamme
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| illative
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geishaamme
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geishoihimme
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| adessive
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geishallamme
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geishoillamme
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| ablative
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geishaltamme
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geishoiltamme
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| allative
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geishallemme
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geishoillemme
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| essive
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geishanamme
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geishoinamme
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| translative
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geishaksemme
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geishoiksemme
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| abessive
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geishattamme
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geishoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
geishoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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geishanne
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geishanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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geishanne
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geishanne
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| gen.
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geishanne
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| genitive
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geishanne
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geishojenne
geishainne rare
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| partitive
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geishaanne
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geishojanne
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| inessive
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geishassanne
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geishoissanne
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| elative
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geishastanne
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geishoistanne
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| illative
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geishaanne
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geishoihinne
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| adessive
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geishallanne
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geishoillanne
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| ablative
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geishaltanne
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geishoiltanne
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| allative
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geishallenne
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geishoillenne
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| essive
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geishananne
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geishoinanne
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| translative
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geishaksenne
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geishoiksenne
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| abessive
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geishattanne
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geishoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
geishoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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geishansa
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geishansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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geishansa
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geishansa
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| gen.
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geishansa
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| genitive
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geishansa
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geishojensa
geishainsa rare
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| partitive
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geishaansa
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geishojaan
geishojansa
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| inessive
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geishassaan
geishassansa
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geishoissaan
geishoissansa
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| elative
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geishastaan
geishastansa
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geishoistaan
geishoistansa
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| illative
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geishaansa
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geishoihinsa
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| adessive
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geishallaan
geishallansa
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geishoillaan
geishoillansa
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| ablative
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geishaltaan
geishaltansa
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geishoiltaan
geishoiltansa
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| allative
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geishalleen
geishallensa
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geishoilleen
geishoillensa
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| essive
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geishanaan
geishanansa
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geishoinaan
geishoinansa
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| translative
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geishakseen
geishaksensa
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geishoikseen
geishoiksensa
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| abessive
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geishattaan
geishattansa
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geishoittaan
geishoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
geishoineen
geishoinensa
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ.ʃa/ ~ /ɡe.ʃa/, /ɡɛj.ʃa/
Noun
geisha f (plural geishas)
- geisha
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ.iʃ.ʃa/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛiʃʃa
Noun
geisha f (plural geishe)
- geisha
References
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
geisha
- Rōmaji transcription of げいしゃ
Sicilian
Noun
geisha f (plural geisha)
- geisha
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 芸者.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeiʃa/ [ˈɡei̯.ʃa]
- Rhymes: -eiʃa
Noun
geisha f (plural geishas)
- geisha
Further reading
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”).
Pronunciation
Noun
geisha class IX (plural geisha class X)
- geisha
Swedish
Noun
geisha c
- geisha
Declension
Derived terms
References