katakana

See also: Katakana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名(かたかな) (katakana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkætəˈkænə/, /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/
  • Rhymes: -ænə, -ɑːnə

Noun

katakana (countable and uncountable, plural katakana or katakanas)

  1. (uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.
  2. A character thereof.

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ˌkɑ̝nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakana

  1. katakana (syllabary)
  2. katakana (letter of the syllabary)

Declension
Inflection of katakana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative katakana katakanat
genitive katakanan katakanojen
partitive katakanaa katakanoja
illative katakanaan katakanoihin
singular plural
nominative katakana katakanat
accusative nom. katakana katakanat
gen. katakanan
genitive katakanan katakanojen
katakanainrare
partitive katakanaa katakanoja
inessive katakanassa katakanoissa
elative katakanasta katakanoista
illative katakanaan katakanoihin
adessive katakanalla katakanoilla
ablative katakanalta katakanoilta
allative katakanalle katakanoille
essive katakanana katakanoina
translative katakanaksi katakanoiksi
instructive — katakanoin
abessive katakanatta katakanoitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of katakana (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanani katakanani
accusative nom. katakanani katakanani
gen. katakanani
genitive katakanani katakanojeni
katakanainirare
partitive katakanaani katakanojani
inessive katakanassani katakanoissani
elative katakanastani katakanoistani
illative katakanaani katakanoihini
adessive katakanallani katakanoillani
ablative katakanaltani katakanoiltani
allative katakanalleni katakanoilleni
essive katakananani katakanoinani
translative katakanakseni katakanoikseni
instructive — —
abessive katakanattani katakanoittani
comitative — katakanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanasi katakanasi
accusative nom. katakanasi katakanasi
gen. katakanasi
genitive katakanasi katakanojesi
katakanaisirare
partitive katakanaasi katakanojasi
inessive katakanassasi katakanoissasi
elative katakanastasi katakanoistasi
illative katakanaasi katakanoihisi
adessive katakanallasi katakanoillasi
ablative katakanaltasi katakanoiltasi
allative katakanallesi katakanoillesi
essive katakananasi katakanoinasi
translative katakanaksesi katakanoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive katakanattasi katakanoittasi
comitative — katakanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanamme katakanamme
accusative nom. katakanamme katakanamme
gen. katakanamme
genitive katakanamme katakanojemme
katakanaimmerare
partitive katakanaamme katakanojamme
inessive katakanassamme katakanoissamme
elative katakanastamme katakanoistamme
illative katakanaamme katakanoihimme
adessive katakanallamme katakanoillamme
ablative katakanaltamme katakanoiltamme
allative katakanallemme katakanoillemme
essive katakananamme katakanoinamme
translative katakanaksemme katakanoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive katakanattamme katakanoittamme
comitative — katakanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katakananne katakananne
accusative nom. katakananne katakananne
gen. katakananne
genitive katakananne katakanojenne
katakanainnerare
partitive katakanaanne katakanojanne
inessive katakanassanne katakanoissanne
elative katakanastanne katakanoistanne
illative katakanaanne katakanoihinne
adessive katakanallanne katakanoillanne
ablative katakanaltanne katakanoiltanne
allative katakanallenne katakanoillenne
essive katakanananne katakanoinanne
translative katakanaksenne katakanoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive katakanattanne katakanoittanne
comitative — katakanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative katakanansa katakanansa
accusative nom. katakanansa katakanansa
gen. katakanansa
genitive katakanansa katakanojensa
katakanainsarare
partitive katakanaansa katakanojaan
katakanojansa
inessive katakanassaan
katakanassansa		 katakanoissaan
katakanoissansa
elative katakanastaan
katakanastansa		 katakanoistaan
katakanoistansa
illative katakanaansa katakanoihinsa
adessive katakanallaan
katakanallansa		 katakanoillaan
katakanoillansa
ablative katakanaltaan
katakanaltansa		 katakanoiltaan
katakanoiltansa
allative katakanalleen
katakanallensa		 katakanoilleen
katakanoillensa
essive katakananaan
katakananansa		 katakanoinaan
katakanoinansa
translative katakanakseen
katakanaksensa		 katakanoikseen
katakanoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive katakanattaan
katakanattansa		 katakanoittaan
katakanoittansa
comitative — katakanoineen
katakanoinensa

Japanese

Romanization

katakana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かたかな
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カタカナ

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

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

Noun

katakana f

  1. katakana

Declension
Declension of katakana
singular plural
nominative katakana katakany
genitive katakany katakan
dative katakanie katakanom
accusative katakanę katakany
instrumental katakaną katakanami
locative katakanie katakanach
vocative katakano katakany

Further reading
  • katakana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • katakana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Noun

katakana m (uncountable)

  1. katakana (Japanese syllabary)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Japanese 片仮名 (katakana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /katakǎna/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧ka‧na

Noun

katakàna f (Cyrillic spelling катака̀на)

  1. katakana

Declension
Declension of katakana
singular
nominative katakàna
genitive katakane
dative katakani
accusative katakanu
vocative katakano
locative katakani
instrumental katakanom
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