reggae
See also: Reggae
English
Etymology
From Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag; originally used in the 1960s to describe a Jamaican dance. Broader musical sense popularized by the 1968 song "Do the Reggay".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛɡeɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɡeɪ
Noun
reggae (uncountable)
- (Rastafari, music) A form of music originating in Jamaica and associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
music genre
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreɡeː/, [ˈre̞ɡe̞ː]
Declension
| Inflection of reggae (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | reggae | reggaet | |
| genitive | reggaen | reggaeiden reggaeitten | |
| partitive | reggaetä | reggaeitä | |
| illative | reggaehen reggaehin |
reggaeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | reggae | reggaet | |
| accusative | nom. | reggae | reggaet |
| gen. | reggaen | ||
| genitive | reggaen | reggaeiden reggaeitten | |
| partitive | reggaetä | reggaeitä | |
| inessive | reggaessä | reggaeissä | |
| elative | reggaestä | reggaeistä | |
| illative | reggaehen reggaehin |
reggaeihin | |
| adessive | reggaellä | reggaeillä | |
| ablative | reggaeltä | reggaeiltä | |
| allative | reggaelle | reggaeille | |
| essive | reggaenä | reggaeinä | |
| translative | reggaeksi | reggaeiksi | |
| instructive | — | reggaein | |
| abessive | reggaettä | reggaeittä | |
| comitative | — | reggaeineen | |
French
Etymology
From Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”), see rag.
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreɡe/, [ˈreɣe]
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