samuraj

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamuraj]
• Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧raj

Noun

samuraj m anim

1. samurai

Declension

Declension of samuraj (soft masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	samuraj	samuraji, samurajové
genitive	samuraje	samurajů
dative	samurajovi, samuraji	samurajům
accusative	samuraje	samuraje
vocative	samuraji	samuraji, samurajové
locative	samurajovi, samuraji	samurajích
instrumental	samurajem	samuraji

Derived terms

• samurajský

 

Further reading

• “samuraj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “samuraj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

samurajowie

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍さむらい.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈmu.raj/

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• Rhymes: -uraj
• Syllabification: sa‧mu‧raj

Noun

samuraj m pers (related adjective samurajski)

1. (historical) samurai (soldier who served a daimyo in feudal Japan)

   Hypernym: rycerz

2. (figurative) samurai (noble man who upholds the principles of honor)

   Synonym: człowiek honoru

Declension

Declension of samuraj

	singular	plural
nominative	samuraj	samurajowie/samuraje
genitive	samuraja	samurajów/samurai
dative	samurajowi	samurajom
accusative	samuraja	samurajów/samurai
instrumental	samurajem	samurajami
locative	samuraju	samurajach
vocative	samuraju	samurajowie/samuraje

Further reading

• samuraj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• samuraj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• samuraj in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samǔraːj/
• Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧raj

Noun

samùrāj m (Cyrillic spelling саму̀ра̄ј)

1. samurai

Declension

Declension of samuraj

	singular	plural
nominative	samùrāj	samuraji
genitive	samurája	samuraja
dative	samuraju	samurajima
accusative	samuraja	samuraje
vocative	samuraju	samuraji
locative	samuraju	samurajima
instrumental	samurajem	samurajima

Slovak

Etymology

Ultimately from Japanese 侍さむらい (さむらい, samurai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamuraj]
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

samuraj m anim (genitive singular samuraja, nominative plural samurajovia, genitive plural samurajov, declension pattern of chlap, feminine samurajka)

1. samurai (a member of a feudal Japanese warrior class)

Declension

Declension of samuraj

	singular	plural
nominative	samuraj	samurajovia
genitive	samuraja	samurajov
dative	samurajovi	samurajom
accusative	samuraja	samurajov
locative	samurajovi	samurajoch
instrumental	samurajom	samurajmi

Derived terms

adjectives

• samurajský

 

nouns

• samurajstvo

 

References

• “samuraj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Japanese 侍さむらい (samurai).

Noun

samuraj c

1. samurai

Declension

Declension of samuraj
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	samuraj	samurajen	samurajer	samurajerna
Genitive	samurajs	samurajens	samurajers	samurajernas

Derived terms

• samurajsvärd (“samurai sword”)

See also

• katana

References

• samuraj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• samuraj in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• samuraj in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)