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shamisen
shamisen
English
Alternative forms
Noun
shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)
Derived terms
Synonyms
- jamisen, jabisen (used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands)
- sangen
Translations
a Japanese musical instrument
Finnish
Alternative forms
Noun
shamisen
- (music) shamisen
Declension
| Inflection of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | shamisen | shamisenit | |
| genitive | shamisenin | shamisenien | |
| partitive | shamisenia | shamiseneja | |
| illative | shamiseniin | shamiseneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | shamisen | shamisenit | |
| accusative | nom. | shamisen | shamisenit |
| gen. | shamisenin | ||
| genitive | shamisenin | shamisenien | |
| partitive | shamisenia | shamiseneja | |
| inessive | shamisenissa | shamiseneissa | |
| elative | shamisenista | shamiseneista | |
| illative | shamiseniin | shamiseneihin | |
| adessive | shamisenilla | shamiseneilla | |
| ablative | shamisenilta | shamiseneilta | |
| allative | shamisenille | shamiseneille | |
| essive | shamisenina | shamiseneina | |
| translative | shamiseniksi | shamiseneiksi | |
| instructive | — | shamisenein | |
| abessive | shamisenitta | shamiseneitta | |
| comitative | — | shamiseneineen | |