# shamisen
## English
### Alternative forms

* samisen
* syamisen

### Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/

### Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)
* (music) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

#### Synonyms

* jamisen, jabisen (used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands)
* sangen

#### Derived terms

* shamisenist

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* samisen

### Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʃɑmisen/, [ˈʃɑ̝mis̠e̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑmisen

### Noun

shamisen
* (music) shamisen

#### Declension

Possessive forms of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
shamisenini
shamisenini
accusative
nom.
shamisenini
shamisenini
gen.
shamisenini
genitive
shamisenini
shamisenieni
partitive
shamiseniani
shamisenejani
inessive
shamisenissani
shamiseneissani
elative
shamisenistani
shamiseneistani
illative
shamiseniini
shamiseneihini
adessive
shamisenillani
shamiseneillani
ablative
shamiseniltani
shamiseneiltani
allative
shamisenilleni
shamiseneilleni
essive
shamiseninani
shamiseneinani
translative
shamisenikseni
shamiseneikseni
abessive
shamisenittani
shamiseneittani
instructive
comitative
—shamiseneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
shamisenisi
shamisenisi
accusative
nom.
shamisenisi
shamisenisi
gen.
shamisenisi
genitive
shamisenisi
shamiseniesi
partitive
shamiseniasi
shamisenejasi
inessive
shamisenissasi
shamiseneissasi
elative
shamisenistasi
shamiseneistasi
illative
shamiseniisi
shamiseneihisi
adessive
shamisenillasi
shamiseneillasi
ablative
shamiseniltasi
shamiseneiltasi
allative
shamisenillesi
shamiseneillesi
essive
shamiseninasi
shamiseneinasi
translative
shamiseniksesi
shamiseneiksesi
abessive
shamisenittasi
shamiseneittasi
instructive
comitative
—shamiseneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
shamisenimme
shamisenimme
accusative
nom.
shamisenimme
shamisenimme
gen.
shamisenimme
genitive
shamisenimme
shamiseniemme
partitive
shamiseniamme
shamisenejamme
inessive
shamisenissamme
shamiseneissamme
elative
shamisenistamme
shamiseneistamme
illative
shamiseniimme
shamiseneihimme
adessive
shamisenillamme
shamiseneillamme
ablative
shamiseniltamme
shamiseneiltamme
allative
shamisenillemme
shamiseneillemme
essive
shamiseninamme
shamiseneinamme
translative
shamiseniksemme
shamiseneiksemme
abessive
shamisenittamme
shamiseneittamme
instructive
comitative
—shamiseneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
shamiseninne
shamiseninne
accusative
nom.
shamiseninne
shamiseninne
gen.
shamiseninne
genitive
shamiseninne
shamisenienne
partitive
shamisenianne
shamisenejanne
inessive
shamisenissanne
shamiseneissanne
elative
shamisenistanne
shamiseneistanne
illative
shamiseniinne
shamiseneihinne
adessive
shamisenillanne
shamiseneillanne
ablative
shamiseniltanne
shamiseneiltanne
allative
shamisenillenne
shamiseneillenne
essive
shamiseninanne
shamiseneinanne
translative
shamiseniksenne
shamiseneiksenne
abessive
shamisenittanne
shamiseneittanne
instructive
comitative
—shamiseneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
shamiseninsa
shamiseninsa
accusative
nom.
shamiseninsa
shamiseninsa
gen.
shamiseninsa
genitive
shamiseninsa
shamiseniensa
partitive
shamiseniaan shamiseniansa
shamisenejaan shamisenejansa
inessive
shamisenissaan shamisenissansa
shamiseneissaan shamiseneissansa
elative
shamisenistaan shamisenistansa
shamiseneistaan shamiseneistansa
illative
shamiseniinsa
shamiseneihinsa
adessive
shamisenillaan shamisenillansa
shamiseneillaan shamiseneillansa
ablative
shamiseniltaan shamiseniltansa
shamiseneiltaan shamiseneiltansa
allative
shamisenilleen shamisenillensa
shamiseneilleen shamiseneillensa
essive
shamiseninaan shamiseninansa
shamiseneinaan shamiseneinansa
translative
shamisenikseen shamiseniksensa
shamiseneikseen shamiseneiksensa
abessive
shamisenittaan shamisenittansa
shamiseneittaan shamiseneittansa
instructive
comitative
—shamiseneineen shamiseneinensa :

## French
### Noun

shamisen m (plural shamisens)
* shamisen

### Further reading

* “shamisen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Japanese
### Romanization

shamisen
* Rōmaji transcription of しゃみせん

## Spanish
### Noun

shamisen m (plural shamísenes)
* shamisen