charleston

See also: Charleston and charlestón

English

Verb

charleston (third-person singular simple present charlestons, present participle charlestoning, simple past and past participle charlestoned)

1. (intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
   • 1950, Anthony West, The Vintage:

     The Cambridge professor was charlestoning madly with a well-built woman in a backless evening dress; there were dark patches under his arms where the sweat had soaked through his suit.

   • 1973, Ian Whitcomb, After the Ball: Pop music from rag to rock:

     […] in the Jazz Age she shook, shimmied and charlestoned whilst men just ogled.

Anagrams

• Horncastle

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃarles̺ton/ [t͡ʃar.les̺.t̪õn]
• Rhymes: -es̺ton
• Hyphenation: char‧les‧ton

Noun

charleston inan

1. Charleston (dance)

Declension

Declension of charleston (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	charleston	charlestona	charlestonak
ergative	charlestonek	charlestonak	charlestonek
dative	charlestoni	charlestonari	charlestonei
genitive	charlestonen	charlestonaren	charlestonen
comitative	charlestonekin	charlestonarekin	charlestonekin
causative	charlestonengatik	charlestonarengatik	charlestonengatik
benefactive	charlestonentzat	charlestonarentzat	charlestonentzat
instrumental	charlestonez	charlestonaz	charlestonez
inessive	charlestonetan	charlestonean	charlestonetan
locative	charlestonetako	charlestoneko	charlestonetako
allative	charlestonetara	charlestonera	charlestonetara
terminative	charlestonetaraino	charlestoneraino	charlestonetaraino
directive	charlestonetarantz	charlestonerantz	charlestonetarantz
destinative	charlestonetarako	charlestonerako	charlestonetarako
ablative	charlestonetatik	charlestonetik	charlestonetatik
partitive	charlestonik	—	—
prolative	charlestontzat	—	—

Further reading

• "charleston" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English Charleston.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃaːrl̩ston]

Noun

charleston m inan

1. Charleston (dance)

Declension

Declension of charleston (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	charleston	charlestony
genitive	charlestonu	charlestonů
dative	charlestonu	charlestonům
accusative	charleston	charlestony
vocative	charlestone	charlestony
locative	charlestonu	charlestonech
instrumental	charlestonem	charlestony

Further reading

• charleston in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• charleston in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From English charleston.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑːrlston/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝ːrls̠to̞n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːrlston/, [ˈʃɑ̝ːrls̠to̞n]

Noun

charleston

1. (dance) Charleston

Declension

Inflection of charleston (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		charleston	charlestonit
genitive		charlestonin	charlestonien
partitive		charlestonia	charlestoneja
illative		charlestoniin	charlestoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		charleston	charlestonit
accusative	nom.	charleston	charlestonit
	gen.	charlestonin
genitive		charlestonin	charlestonien
partitive		charlestonia	charlestoneja
inessive		charlestonissa	charlestoneissa
elative		charlestonista	charlestoneista
illative		charlestoniin	charlestoneihin
adessive		charlestonilla	charlestoneilla
ablative		charlestonilta	charlestoneilta
allative		charlestonille	charlestoneille
essive		charlestonina	charlestoneina
translative		charlestoniksi	charlestoneiksi
abessive		charlestonitta	charlestoneitta
instructive		—	charlestonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of charleston (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative charlestonini charlestonini accusative nom. charlestonini charlestonini gen. charlestonini genitive charlestonini charlestonieni partitive charlestoniani charlestonejani inessive charlestonissani charlestoneissani elative charlestonistani charlestoneistani illative charlestoniini charlestoneihini adessive charlestonillani charlestoneillani ablative charlestoniltani charlestoneiltani allative charlestonilleni charlestoneilleni essive charlestoninani charlestoneinani translative charlestonikseni charlestoneikseni abessive charlestonittani charlestoneittani instructive — — comitative — charlestoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative charlestonisi charlestonisi accusative nom. charlestonisi charlestonisi gen. charlestonisi genitive charlestonisi charlestoniesi partitive charlestoniasi charlestonejasi inessive charlestonissasi charlestoneissasi elative charlestonistasi charlestoneistasi illative charlestoniisi charlestoneihisi adessive charlestonillasi charlestoneillasi ablative charlestoniltasi charlestoneiltasi allative charlestonillesi charlestoneillesi essive charlestoninasi charlestoneinasi translative charlestoniksesi charlestoneiksesi abessive charlestonittasi charlestoneittasi instructive — — comitative — charlestoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative charlestonimme charlestonimme accusative nom. charlestonimme charlestonimme gen. charlestonimme genitive charlestonimme charlestoniemme partitive charlestoniamme charlestonejamme inessive charlestonissamme charlestoneissamme elative charlestonistamme charlestoneistamme illative charlestoniimme charlestoneihimme adessive charlestonillamme charlestoneillamme ablative charlestoniltamme charlestoneiltamme allative charlestonillemme charlestoneillemme essive charlestoninamme charlestoneinamme translative charlestoniksemme charlestoneiksemme abessive charlestonittamme charlestoneittamme instructive — — comitative — charlestoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative charlestoninne charlestoninne accusative nom. charlestoninne charlestoninne gen. charlestoninne genitive charlestoninne charlestonienne partitive charlestonianne charlestonejanne inessive charlestonissanne charlestoneissanne elative charlestonistanne charlestoneistanne illative charlestoniinne charlestoneihinne adessive charlestonillanne charlestoneillanne ablative charlestoniltanne charlestoneiltanne allative charlestonillenne charlestoneillenne essive charlestoninanne charlestoneinanne translative charlestoniksenne charlestoneiksenne abessive charlestonittanne charlestoneittanne instructive — — comitative — charlestoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative charlestoninsa charlestoninsa accusative nom. charlestoninsa charlestoninsa gen. charlestoninsa genitive charlestoninsa charlestoniensa partitive charlestoniaan charlestoniansa charlestonejaan charlestonejansa inessive charlestonissaan charlestonissansa charlestoneissaan charlestoneissansa elative charlestonistaan charlestonistansa charlestoneistaan charlestoneistansa illative charlestoniinsa charlestoneihinsa adessive charlestonillaan charlestonillansa charlestoneillaan charlestoneillansa ablative charlestoniltaan charlestoniltansa charlestoneiltaan charlestoneiltansa allative charlestonilleen charlestonillensa charlestoneilleen charlestoneillensa essive charlestoninaan charlestoninansa charlestoneinaan charlestoneinansa translative charlestonikseen charlestoniksensa charlestoneikseen charlestoneiksensa abessive charlestonittaan charlestonittansa charlestoneittaan charlestoneittansa instructive — — comitative — charlestoneineen charlestoneinensa

Further reading

• “charleston”, 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 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

charleston m (plural charlestons)

1. Charleston (dance)

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English charleston.

Noun

charleston n (plural charlestonuri)

1. Charleston

Declension

Declension of charleston

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) charleston	charlestonul	(niște) charlestonuri	charlestonurile
genitive/dative	(unui) charleston	charlestonului	(unor) charlestonuri	charlestonurilor
vocative	charlestonule		charlestonurilor

References

• charleston in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

charleston m (plural charlestons)

1. Charleston (dance)