Mikado

See also: mikado and mikádó

English

Etymology

From Japanese 御門 (mikado).

Proper noun

Mikado

  1. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.

Noun

Mikado (plural Mikados)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of mikado (“emperor of Japan”)
  2. (rail transport) The steam locomotive 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
    • 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:
      From Mombasa the train is worked by a Mikado, built in 1927 by Robert Stephenson, Darlington, originally intended for shunting, but now used on most passenger trains between Mombasa and Nairobi, where the rails are 80 lb. to the yard, laid in 40 ft. lengths.

German

Etymology

Derived from Japanese. The game is named after the most valuable stick, which is called mikado (like the emperor of Japan).

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Noun

Mikado m (strong, genitive Mikados, plural Mikados)

  1. mikado (a title of the emperors of Japan)

Declension
Declension of Mikado [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mikado die Mikados
genitive eines des Mikados der Mikados
dative einem dem Mikado den Mikados
accusative einen den Mikado die Mikados

Noun

Mikado n (strong, genitive Mikados, plural Mikados)

  1. (games) mikado, jackstraws, spillikins (stick game)

Declension
Declension of Mikado [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mikado die Mikados
genitive eines des Mikados der Mikados
dative einem dem Mikado den Mikados
accusative ein das Mikado die Mikados

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