# ikebana
## English
### Etymology

From Japanese 生け花 (ikebana, literally “living flowers”).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑːnə

### Noun

ikebana (countable and uncountable, plural ikebanas)
* The Japanese art of flower arrangement.
** 2023 June 10, Morgan Ome, “What Reparations Actually Bought”, in The Atlantic‎:Along with the island’s 3,000 other Japanese American residents, she celebrated Japanese holidays; learned the art of flower arranging, ikebana; and wore kimonos.
* An arrangement of flowers in this style.

#### Translations
### References

* The Oxford Paperback Dictionary fourth edition. →ISBN

### Anagrams

* Abenaki, in a bake

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 生け花 (いけばな, ikebana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈikebɑnɑ/, [ˈik̟e̞ˌbɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: ike‧ba‧na

### Noun

ikebana
* ikebana

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ikebana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ikebanani
ikebanani
accusative
nom.
ikebanani
ikebanani
gen.
ikebanani
genitive
ikebanani
ikebanojeni ikebanaini $^{rare}$
partitive
ikebanaani
ikebanojani
inessive
ikebanassani
ikebanoissani
elative
ikebanastani
ikebanoistani
illative
ikebanaani
ikebanoihini
adessive
ikebanallani
ikebanoillani
ablative
ikebanaltani
ikebanoiltani
allative
ikebanalleni
ikebanoilleni
essive
ikebananani
ikebanoinani
translative
ikebanakseni
ikebanoikseni
abessive
ikebanattani
ikebanoittani
instructive
comitative
—ikebanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ikebanasi
ikebanasi
accusative
nom.
ikebanasi
ikebanasi
gen.
ikebanasi
genitive
ikebanasi
ikebanojesi ikebanaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
ikebanaasi
ikebanojasi
inessive
ikebanassasi
ikebanoissasi
elative
ikebanastasi
ikebanoistasi
illative
ikebanaasi
ikebanoihisi
adessive
ikebanallasi
ikebanoillasi
ablative
ikebanaltasi
ikebanoiltasi
allative
ikebanallesi
ikebanoillesi
essive
ikebananasi
ikebanoinasi
translative
ikebanaksesi
ikebanoiksesi
abessive
ikebanattasi
ikebanoittasi
instructive
comitative
—ikebanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ikebanamme
ikebanamme
accusative
nom.
ikebanamme
ikebanamme
gen.
ikebanamme
genitive
ikebanamme
ikebanojemme ikebanaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
ikebanaamme
ikebanojamme
inessive
ikebanassamme
ikebanoissamme
elative
ikebanastamme
ikebanoistamme
illative
ikebanaamme
ikebanoihimme
adessive
ikebanallamme
ikebanoillamme
ablative
ikebanaltamme
ikebanoiltamme
allative
ikebanallemme
ikebanoillemme
essive
ikebananamme
ikebanoinamme
translative
ikebanaksemme
ikebanoiksemme
abessive
ikebanattamme
ikebanoittamme
instructive
comitative
—ikebanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ikebananne
ikebananne
accusative
nom.
ikebananne
ikebananne
gen.
ikebananne
genitive
ikebananne
ikebanojenne ikebanainne $^{rare}$
partitive
ikebanaanne
ikebanojanne
inessive
ikebanassanne
ikebanoissanne
elative
ikebanastanne
ikebanoistanne
illative
ikebanaanne
ikebanoihinne
adessive
ikebanallanne
ikebanoillanne
ablative
ikebanaltanne
ikebanoiltanne
allative
ikebanallenne
ikebanoillenne
essive
ikebanananne
ikebanoinanne
translative
ikebanaksenne
ikebanoiksenne
abessive
ikebanattanne
ikebanoittanne
instructive
comitative
—ikebanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ikebanansa
ikebanansa
accusative
nom.
ikebanansa
ikebanansa
gen.
ikebanansa
genitive
ikebanansa
ikebanojensa ikebanainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
ikebanaansa
ikebanojaan ikebanojansa
inessive
ikebanassaan ikebanassansa
ikebanoissaan ikebanoissansa
elative
ikebanastaan ikebanastansa
ikebanoistaan ikebanoistansa
illative
ikebanaansa
ikebanoihinsa
adessive
ikebanallaan ikebanallansa
ikebanoillaan ikebanoillansa
ablative
ikebanaltaan ikebanaltansa
ikebanoiltaan ikebanoiltansa
allative
ikebanalleen ikebanallensa
ikebanoilleen ikebanoillensa
essive
ikebananaan ikebananansa
ikebanoinaan ikebanoinansa
translative
ikebanakseen ikebanaksensa
ikebanoikseen ikebanoiksensa
abessive
ikebanattaan ikebanattansa
ikebanoittaan ikebanoittansa
instructive
comitative
—ikebanoineen ikebanoinensa :

### Further reading

* “ikebana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Japanese 生け花 (ikebana, “flower arrangement, ikebana”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i.ke.ba.na/
* Hyphenation: i‧ké‧ba‧na

### Noun

ikebana (first-person possessive ikebanaku, second-person possessive ikebanamu, third-person possessive ikebananya)
* The Japanese art of flower arrangement.
* An arrangement of flowers in this style.

### Further reading

* “ikebana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

ikebana
* Rōmaji transcription of いけばな

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 生け花 (いけばな, ikebana).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i.kɛˈba.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: i‧ke‧ba‧na

### Noun

ikebana f
* ikebana (art)
* ikebana vessel

#### Declension
### Further reading

* ikebana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* ikebana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French ikébana or English ikebana.

### Noun

ikebana f (plural ikebane)
* ikebana

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 生け花 (いけばな, ikebana).

### Noun

ikebàna f (Cyrillic spelling икеба̀на)
* A person or a thing in a visible position, but of no importance (similar to English expression "just a decoration").
    (Doduše, mnogi tvrde da oni u hrvatskoj vladi služe samo kao ikebana)(please add an English translation of this usage example)
* ikebana
* mishmash
    U pravoj gastronomskoj ikebani, gdje su se na trpezi našla hladna predjela, supa, nekoliko vrsta glavnih jela i, naravno, poslastice, teško je bilo neprobati od svega po nešto.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2010 December 26 (last accessed), archived from the original on 19 October 2009
* ↑ http://fix.dnevnik.rs/node/2405