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Webster 1913 Edition


Daimio

Dai′mi-o

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Daimios
(#)
.
[Jap., fr. Chin.
tai ming
great name.]
The title of the feudal nobles of Japan.
The
daimios
, or territorial nobles, resided in Yedo and were divided into four classes.
Am. Cyc.

Definition 2024


daimio

daimio

English

Noun

daimio (plural daimios or daimioes)

  1. Dated form of daimyo.

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dàj-mjieng, excellent one), from (great) + (name).

Noun

daimio (accusative singular daimion, plural daimioj, accusative plural daimiojn)

  1. (historical) daimyo

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dàj-mjieng, excellent one), from (great) + (name).

Noun

daimio

  1. (historical) daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

Declension

Inflection of daimio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative daimio daimiot
genitive daimion daimioiden
daimioitten
partitive daimiota daimioita
illative daimioon daimioihin
singular plural
nominative daimio daimiot
accusative nom. daimio daimiot
gen. daimion
genitive daimion daimioiden
daimioitten
partitive daimiota daimioita
inessive daimiossa daimioissa
elative daimiosta daimioista
illative daimioon daimioihin
adessive daimiolla daimioilla
ablative daimiolta daimioilta
allative daimiolle daimioille
essive daimiona daimioina
translative daimioksi daimioiksi
instructive daimioin
abessive daimiotta daimioitta
comitative daimioineen

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dàj-mjieng, excellent one), from (great) + (name).

Noun

daimio m (plural daimios)

  1. (historical) daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dàj-mjieng, excellent one), from (great) + (name).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdai̯.mjo/

Noun

daimio m (plural daimios)

  1. (historical) daimyo

See also