katana

See also: kǎtǎnà

English
Katana

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈtɑnə/, [kɪ̈ˈtʰɑnə]

Noun

katana (plural katana or katanas)

  1. A type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀 (nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Translations

Anagrams

Chamicuro

Noun

katana

  1. blanket

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

katana m (plural katanas)

  1. Japanese sword

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana f (plural katane)

  1. Japanese sword

Japanese

Romanization

katana

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かたな

Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈta.na/

Noun

katana f

  1. katana

Declension
declension of katana
singular plural
nominative katana katany
genitive katany katan
dative katanie katanom
accusative katanę katany
instrumental kataną katanami
locative katanie katanach
vocative katano katany

Further reading
  • katana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

katana f (plural katanas)

  1. Alternative spelling of catana
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