# origami
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˌɔɹəˈɡɑmi/, [ˌɔɹɪ̈ˈɡɑmi]
* Rhymes: -ɑːmi

### Noun

origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis)
* (uncountable, art) The Japanese art of paper folding.
* (countable, art) A piece of art made by folding paper.
** 1993, Communication arts:The production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section).
* (uncountable) The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
* (uncountable) The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
* (uncountable) The mathematics field that studies folding two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional structures, using folds and creases akin to those in the art of origami.

#### Coordinate terms

* cootie catcher
* paperfolding
* teabag folding

#### Derived terms

* aerogami
* cablegami
* origamic
* origamically
* origamilike
* origamist
* thick origami
* toilegami

#### Related terms

* chiyogami
* kirigami

#### Translations
### Verb

origami (third-person singular simple present origamis, present participle origamiing, simple past and past participle origamied)
* (transitive) To construct by means of decorative paper folding.
    He snatched my serviette and swiftly origamied a swan.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoriɡɑmi/, [ˈo̞riˌɡɑ̝mi]
* Rhymes: -ɑmi
* Hyphenation: ori‧ga‧mi

### Noun

origami
* origami

#### Declension

Possessive forms of origami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
origamini
origamini
accusative
nom.
origamini
origamini
gen.
origamini
genitive
origamini
origamieni
partitive
origamiani
origamejani
inessive
origamissani
origameissani
elative
origamistani
origameistani
illative
origamiini
origameihini
adessive
origamillani
origameillani
ablative
origamiltani
origameiltani
allative
origamilleni
origameilleni
essive
origaminani
origameinani
translative
origamikseni
origameikseni
abessive
origamittani
origameittani
instructive
comitative
—origameineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
origamisi
origamisi
accusative
nom.
origamisi
origamisi
gen.
origamisi
genitive
origamisi
origamiesi
partitive
origamiasi
origamejasi
inessive
origamissasi
origameissasi
elative
origamistasi
origameistasi
illative
origamiisi
origameihisi
adessive
origamillasi
origameillasi
ablative
origamiltasi
origameiltasi
allative
origamillesi
origameillesi
essive
origaminasi
origameinasi
translative
origamiksesi
origameiksesi
abessive
origamittasi
origameittasi
instructive
comitative
—origameinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
origamimme
origamimme
accusative
nom.
origamimme
origamimme
gen.
origamimme
genitive
origamimme
origamiemme
partitive
origamiamme
origamejamme
inessive
origamissamme
origameissamme
elative
origamistamme
origameistamme
illative
origamiimme
origameihimme
adessive
origamillamme
origameillamme
ablative
origamiltamme
origameiltamme
allative
origamillemme
origameillemme
essive
origaminamme
origameinamme
translative
origamiksemme
origameiksemme
abessive
origamittamme
origameittamme
instructive
comitative
—origameinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
origaminne
origaminne
accusative
nom.
origaminne
origaminne
gen.
origaminne
genitive
origaminne
origamienne
partitive
origamianne
origamejanne
inessive
origamissanne
origameissanne
elative
origamistanne
origameistanne
illative
origamiinne
origameihinne
adessive
origamillanne
origameillanne
ablative
origamiltanne
origameiltanne
allative
origamillenne
origameillenne
essive
origaminanne
origameinanne
translative
origamiksenne
origameiksenne
abessive
origamittanne
origameittanne
instructive
comitative
—origameinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
origaminsa
origaminsa
accusative
nom.
origaminsa
origaminsa
gen.
origaminsa
genitive
origaminsa
origamiensa
partitive
origamiaan origamiansa
origamejaan origamejansa
inessive
origamissaan origamissansa
origameissaan origameissansa
elative
origamistaan origamistansa
origameistaan origameistansa
illative
origamiinsa
origameihinsa
adessive
origamillaan origamillansa
origameillaan origameillansa
ablative
origamiltaan origamiltansa
origameiltaan origameiltansa
allative
origamilleen origamillensa
origameilleen origameillensa
essive
origaminaan origaminansa
origameinaan origameinansa
translative
origamikseen origamiksensa
origameikseen origameiksensa
abessive
origamittaan origamittansa
origameittaan origameittansa
instructive
comitative
—origameineen origameinensa :

### Further reading

* “origami”, 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 2023-07-03

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ.ʁi.ɡa.mi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -i

### Noun

origami m (plural origamis)
* (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
* (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

#### Derived terms

* origamique
* origamiquement
* origamiste

## Icelandic
### Alternative forms

* órigamí

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈɔːrɪkamɪ/

### Noun

origami n (indeclinable)
* origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
    Synonym: pappírsbrot (n)

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /o.ri.ɡa.mi/
* Hyphenation: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

### Noun

origami (uncountable)
* origami (the Japanese art of paper folding).

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /o.riˈɡa.mi/, (rare, less-preferred) /oˈri.ɡa.mi/
* Rhymes: -ami, (rare, less-preferred) -iɡami
* Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gà‧mi, (rare, less-preferred) o‧rì‧ga‧mi

### Noun

origami m (invariable)
* (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
* (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

#### Derived terms

* origamista

### Anagrams

* giriamo

## Japanese
### Romanization

origami
* Rōmaji transcription of おりがみ

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ.riˈɡa.mi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ami
* Syllabification: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

### Noun

origami n (indeclinable)
* (art) origami

### Further reading

* origami in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oɾiˈɡami/ [o.ɾiˈɣ̞a.mi]
* Rhymes: -ami
* Syllabification: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

### Noun

origami m (plural origamis)
* (chiefly uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
    Synonym: papiroflexia

#### Coordinate terms

* pajarita

### Further reading

* “origami”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Welsh
### Etymology

From English origami, from Japanese 折り紙.

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˌɔrɪˈɡami/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˌɔrɪˈɡaːmi/, /ˌɔrɪˈɡami/

### Noun

origami m (uncountable)
* origami

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “origami”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies