samurai

See also: Samurai and samurái

English

Etymology
An armoured and armed samurai.

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (samurai).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/
  • (General American) enPR: sămʹə-rī', IPA(key): /ˈsæməˌɹaɪ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: (General American) -æməɹaɪ, (Received Pronunciation) -æmʊɹaɪ, (RP) -æmjʊɹaɪ

Noun

samurai (plural samurai or samurais)

  1. In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 侍 (samurai).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmurɑi̯/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝murɑ̝i̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmurɑi
  • Syllabification(key): sa‧mu‧rai

Noun

samurai

  1. samurai

Declension
Inflection of samurai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative samurai samurait
genitive samurain samuraiden
samuraitten
partitive samuraita samuraita
illative samuraihin samuraihin
singular plural
nominative samurai samurait
accusative nom. samurai samurait
gen. samurain
genitive samurain samuraiden
samuraitten
partitive samuraita samuraita
inessive samuraissa samuraissa
elative samuraista samuraista
illative samuraihin samuraihin
adessive samurailla samurailla
ablative samurailta samurailta
allative samuraille samuraille
essive samuraina samuraina
translative samuraiksi samuraiksi
abessive samuraitta samuraitta
instructive — samurain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of samurai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative samuraini samuraini
accusative nom. samuraini samuraini
gen. samuraini
genitive samuraini samuraideni
samuraitteni
partitive samuraitani samuraitani
inessive samuraissani samuraissani
elative samuraistani samuraistani
illative samuraihini samuraihini
adessive samuraillani samuraillani
ablative samurailtani samurailtani
allative samurailleni samurailleni
essive samurainani samurainani
translative samuraikseni samuraikseni
abessive samuraittani samuraittani
instructive — —
comitative — samuraineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative samuraisi samuraisi
accusative nom. samuraisi samuraisi
gen. samuraisi
genitive samuraisi samuraidesi
samuraittesi
partitive samuraitasi samuraitasi
inessive samuraissasi samuraissasi
elative samuraistasi samuraistasi
illative samuraihisi samuraihisi
adessive samuraillasi samuraillasi
ablative samurailtasi samurailtasi
allative samuraillesi samuraillesi
essive samurainasi samurainasi
translative samuraiksesi samuraiksesi
abessive samuraittasi samuraittasi
instructive — —
comitative — samurainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative samuraimme samuraimme
accusative nom. samuraimme samuraimme
gen. samuraimme
genitive samuraimme samuraidemme
samuraittemme
partitive samuraitamme samuraitamme
inessive samuraissamme samuraissamme
elative samuraistamme samuraistamme
illative samuraihimme samuraihimme
adessive samuraillamme samuraillamme
ablative samurailtamme samurailtamme
allative samuraillemme samuraillemme
essive samurainamme samurainamme
translative samuraiksemme samuraiksemme
abessive samuraittamme samuraittamme
instructive — —
comitative — samurainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative samurainne samurainne
accusative nom. samurainne samurainne
gen. samurainne
genitive samurainne samuraidenne
samuraittenne
partitive samuraitanne samuraitanne
inessive samuraissanne samuraissanne
elative samuraistanne samuraistanne
illative samuraihinne samuraihinne
adessive samuraillanne samuraillanne
ablative samurailtanne samurailtanne
allative samuraillenne samuraillenne
essive samurainanne samurainanne
translative samuraiksenne samuraiksenne
abessive samuraittanne samuraittanne
instructive — —
comitative — samurainenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative samurainsa samurainsa
accusative nom. samurainsa samurainsa
gen. samurainsa
genitive samurainsa samuraidensa
samuraittensa
partitive samuraitaan
samuraitansa		 samuraitaan
samuraitansa
inessive samuraissaan
samuraissansa		 samuraissaan
samuraissansa
elative samuraistaan
samuraistansa		 samuraistaan
samuraistansa
illative samuraihinsa samuraihinsa
adessive samuraillaan
samuraillansa		 samuraillaan
samuraillansa
ablative samurailtaan
samurailtansa		 samurailtaan
samurailtansa
allative samurailleen
samuraillensa		 samurailleen
samuraillensa
essive samurainaan
samurainansa		 samurainaan
samurainansa
translative samuraikseen
samuraiksensa		 samuraikseen
samuraiksensa
abessive samuraittaan
samuraittansa		 samuraittaan
samuraittansa
instructive — —
comitative — samuraineen
samurainensa

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍(さむらい) (samurai).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.mu.rai/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rai

Noun

samurai (first-person possessive samuraiku, second-person possessive samuraimu, third-person possessive samurainya)

  1. samurai: in feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.
  2. (proscribed, colloquial) katana: a type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀(にほんとう) (nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (さむらい, samurai, archaic さぶらい, saburai), 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the classical verb 侍ふ (saburafu, “to serve”), ultimately derived from さ (sa-, prefix meaning "early") + 守らふ (morafu, “to keep watch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.muˈraj/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rài

Noun

samurai m (invariable)

  1. (historical) samurai (feudal Japanese warrior)

References
  1. samurai in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  2. samurai in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • samurai in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

samurai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さむらい

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (samurai).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ.muˈɾaj/ [sɐ.muˈɾaɪ̯], /sa.muˈɾaj/ [sa.muˈɾaɪ̯]

  • Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rai

Noun

samurai m (plural samurais)

  1. (military, historical) samurai (feudal Japanese warrior)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:samurai.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French samouraï.

Noun

samurai m (plural samurai)

  1. samurai

Declension
Declension of samurai
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) samurai samuraiul (niște) samurai samuraii
genitive/dative (unui) samurai samuraiului (unor) samurai samurailor
vocative samuraiule samurailor

Spanish

Noun

samurai

  1. Misspelling of samurái.
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