aitu
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a Polynesian language, from Proto-Polynesian *qaitu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aitu (plural aitus or aitu)
- A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology.
Anagrams edit
Latvian edit
Noun edit
aitu f
- inflection of aita:
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Niuean aitu and Samoan aitu.
Noun edit
aitu
Adjective edit
aitu
Derived terms edit
Niuean edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Samoan aitu.
Noun edit
aitu
- ghost (supernatural being)
Samoan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Tokelauan aitu.
Noun edit
aitu
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Samoan aitu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aitu
Synonyms edit
- (ghost): agāga
Derived terms edit
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2
Tooro edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
-aitu (declinable)
- our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
Inflection edit
Inflected forms of -aitu
Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1/2 | waitu | baitu | owaitu | abaitu |
3/4 | gwaitu | yaitu | ogwaitu | eyaitu |
5/6 | lyaitu | gaitu | eryaitu | agaitu |
7/8 | kyaitu | byaitu | ekyaitu | ebyaitu |
9/10 | yaitu | zaitu | eyaitu | ezaitu |
11/10 | rwaitu | orwaitu | ||
12/14 | kaitu | bwaitu | akaitu | obwaitu |
13 | twaitu | otwaitu | ||
14/6 | bwaitu | gaitu | obwaitu | agaitu |
15/6 | kwaitu | okwaitu | ||
16 | haitu | ahaitu | ||
18 | mwaitu | omwaitu |
See also edit
Tooro personal pronouns