noita

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -oitɑ Syllabification(key): noi‧ta Hyphenation(key): noi‧ta === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *noita (“shaman”) (compare Estonian nõid), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *nojta (compare Northern Sami noaidi (“shaman”)). ==== Noun ==== noita witch (person who uses magic) witch, hag (an older, and stereotypically unsightly, woman who uses magic) Synonym: noita-akka a person, such as a sage or shaman, with perceived supernatural powers ===== Usage notes ===== Originally a neutral or even a positive word, the word acquired a generally negative connotation as a result of introduction of Christianity (due to its pagan connotations). The word is not necessarily negative, however. ===== Declension ===== Archaic: ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN ==== Further reading ==== “noita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronoun ==== noita (demonstrative) partitive plural of nuo === Anagrams === Tonia, anoit, antoi, intoa, nitoa, otain, otina, taion, taoin == Ingrian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *noita. Cognates include Finnish noita and Estonian nõid. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯d̥ɑ] Rhymes: -oi̯t, -oi̯tɑ Hyphenation: noi‧ta ==== Noun ==== noita shaman, wizard, witch (person skilled in magic) ===== Usage notes ===== Noijat could be both good (shamans or wizards, who helped the community) or bad (witches or sorcerers, who used their magic for evil). Villagepeople would traditionally often come to good noijat with gifts in order to be healed rather than resorting to medicine. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯d̥ɑ] Rhymes: -oi̯t, -oi̯tɑ Hyphenation: noi‧ta ==== Pronoun ==== noita partitive plural of noo ==== Determiner ==== noita partitive plural of noo === References === Fedor Tumansky (1790), “найда [sic]”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 703 Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 344 == Karelian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/ Hyphenation: noi‧ta === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *noita. Cognates include Finnish noita and Veps noid. ==== Noun ==== noita (genitive noijan, partitive noitua) (North Karelian) witch, shaman ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Determiner ==== noita (North Karelian) partitive plural of nuo ==== Pronoun ==== noita (North Karelian) partitive plural of nuo === References === P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “noita”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN