ukulele
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /juː.kəˈleɪ.li/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Standard Hawaiian English) IPA(key): /ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ/
- Rhymes: -eɪli
- Hyphenation: u‧ku‧le‧le
Noun
ukulele (plural ukuleles) (music)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Czech: ukulele
- → Finnish: ukulele
- → German: Ukulele
- → Indonesian: ukulele
- → Malay: ukulele
- → Portuguese: uquelele, (unadapted form) ukelele, uculele, (unadapted form) ukulele
- → Swedish: ukulele
- → Turkish: ukulele
Translations
small four-stringed guitar
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English ukulele, from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈukulɛlɛ]
- Hyphenation: uku‧le‧le
Noun
ukulele n or f
Declension
when feminine:
Declension of ukulele (soft feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukulele | ukulele |
| genitive | ukulele | ukulelí |
| dative | ukuleli | ukulelím |
| accusative | ukuleli | ukulele |
| vocative | ukulele | ukulele |
| locative | ukuleli | ukulelích |
| instrumental | ukulelí | ukulelemi |
Indeclinable when neuter.
Further reading
- “ukulele”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ukulele”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English ukelele, from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈukulele/, [ˈukuˌle̞le̞]
- Rhymes: -ele
- Syllabification(key): u‧ku‧le‧le
- Hyphenation(key): uku‧le‧le
Noun
ukulele
Declension
| Inflection of ukulele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ukulele | ukulelet | |
| genitive | ukulelen | ukulelejen | |
| partitive | ukulelea | ukuleleja | |
| illative | ukuleleen | ukuleleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ukulele | ukulelet | |
| accusative | nom. | ukulele | ukulelet |
| gen. | ukulelen | ||
| genitive | ukulelen | ukulelejen ukulelein rare | |
| partitive | ukulelea | ukuleleja | |
| inessive | ukulelessa | ukuleleissa | |
| elative | ukulelesta | ukuleleista | |
| illative | ukuleleen | ukuleleihin | |
| adessive | ukulelella | ukuleleilla | |
| ablative | ukulelelta | ukuleleilta | |
| allative | ukulelelle | ukuleleille | |
| essive | ukulelena | ukuleleina | |
| translative | ukuleleksi | ukuleleiksi | |
| abessive | ukuleletta | ukuleleitta | |
| instructive | — | ukulelein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “ukulele”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from English ukelele, from Hawaiian ʻukulele.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ukuˈlele/ [u.kuˈle.le]
- Rhymes: -ele
- Syllabification: u‧ku‧le‧le
Noun
ukulélé (plural ukulele-ukulele)
Further reading
- “ukulele”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ukelele, from Hawaiian ʻukulele.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌukuˈlele/ [ˌu.kuˈle.le]
- Rhymes: -ele
- Hyphenation: u‧ku‧le‧le
Noun
ukulélé (Jawi spelling اوکوليلي, plural ukulele-ukulele or ukulele2)
Further reading
- "ukulele" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English ukulele.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.kuˈlɛ.lɛ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɛ
- Syllabification: u‧ku‧le‧le
Noun
ukulele n (indeclinable) (music)
- ukulele (small four-stringed guitar)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ukulele.
Noun
ukulele m (plural ukuleles)
- alternative spelling of uculele
Further reading
- “ukulele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English ukulele, from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɵkɵˈleːlɛ/
Noun
ukulele c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ukulele | ukuleles |
| definite | ukulelen | ukulelens | |
| plural | indefinite | ukuleler | ukulelers |
| definite | ukulelerna | ukulelernas |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ukulele | ukuleles |
| definite | ukulelen | ukulelens | |
| plural | indefinite | ukulelar | ukulelars |
| definite | ukulelarna | ukulelarnas |
References
- ukulele in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ukulele in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ukulele in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from English ukulele, from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.ku.leˈle/
Noun
ukulele (definite accusative ukuleleyi, plural ukuleleler)
Declension
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