noita
See also: nõita
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Finnic *noita (“shaman”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *nojta.[1] Cognates include Estonian nõid and Northern Sami noaidi (“shaman”).
Noun edit
noita
- witch, someone with (perceived) supernatural powers
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Inflection of noita (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | noita | noidat | ||
genitive | noidan | noitien | ||
partitive | noitaa | noitia | ||
illative | noitaan | noitiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | noita | noidat | ||
accusative | nom. | noita | noidat | |
gen. | noidan | |||
genitive | noidan | noitien noitainrare | ||
partitive | noitaa | noitia | ||
inessive | noidassa | noidissa | ||
elative | noidasta | noidista | ||
illative | noitaan | noitiin | ||
adessive | noidalla | noidilla | ||
ablative | noidalta | noidilta | ||
allative | noidalle | noidille | ||
essive | noitana | noitina | ||
translative | noidaksi | noidiksi | ||
abessive | noidatta | noiditta | ||
instructive | — | noidin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
or (archaic)
Inflection of noita (Kotus type 10*/koira, t-∅ gradation) | ||||
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nominative | noita | noiat | ||
genitive | noian | noitien | ||
partitive | noitaa | noitia | ||
illative | noitaan | noitiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | noita | noiat | ||
accusative | nom. | noita | noiat | |
gen. | noian | |||
genitive | noian | noitien noitainrare | ||
partitive | noitaa | noitia | ||
inessive | noiassa | noi’issa | ||
elative | noiasta | noi’ista | ||
illative | noitaan | noitiin | ||
adessive | noialla | noi’illa | ||
ablative | noialta | noi’ilta | ||
allative | noialle | noi’ille | ||
essive | noitana | noitina | ||
translative | noiaksi | noi’iksi | ||
abessive | noiatta | noi’itta | ||
instructive | — | noi’in | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
noita
References edit
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *noita. Cognates include Finnish noita and Estonian nõid.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯d̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -oi̯t, -oi̯tɑ
- Hyphenation: noi‧ta
Noun edit
noita
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Declension of noita (type 3/koira, it-ij gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | noita | noijat |
genitive | noijan | noitiin |
partitive | noitaa | noitia |
illative | noitaa | noitii |
inessive | noijaas | noijiis |
elative | noijast | noijist |
allative | noijalle | noijille |
adessive | noijaal | noijiil |
ablative | noijalt | noijilt |
translative | noijaks | noijiks |
essive | noitanna, noitaan | noitinna, noitiin |
exessive1) | noitant | noitint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 344
Karelian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
North Karelian (Viena) |
noita |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
— |
From Proto-Finnic *noita. Cognates include Finnish noita and Veps noid.
Noun edit
noita (genitive noijan, partitive noitua)
Declension edit
Viena Karelian declension of noita (type 5/koira, it-ij gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | noita | noijat | |
genitive | noijan | noitien | |
partitive | noitua | noitie | |
illative | noitah | noitih | |
inessive | noijašša | noijissa | |
elative | noijašta | noijista | |
adessive | noijalla | noijilla | |
ablative | noijalta | noijilta | |
translative | noijakši | noijiksi | |
essive | noitana | noitina | |
comitative | — | noijineh | |
abessive | noijatta | noijitta |
Possessive forms of noita | ||
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1st person | noitani | |
2nd person | noitaš | |
3rd person | noitah | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |
Etymology 2 edit
North Karelian (Viena) |
noita |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
— |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Determiner edit
noita
- (North Karelian) partitive plural of nuo
Pronoun edit
noita
- (North Karelian) partitive plural of nuo
References edit
- P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “noita”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN