voodoo
English
editEtymology
editFrom Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈvuːduː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -uːduː
Noun
editvoodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)
- Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 13:
- You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.
- The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
- (derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
- I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
- (dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
- 1889, Longman's Magazine, volume 14, page 557:
- So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.
Alternative forms
editSynonyms
edit- (religion): voodooism
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Verb
editvoodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)
See also
edit- hoodoo
- Haitian Vodou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- West African Vodun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editvoodoo
Declension
editInflection of voodoo (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | voodoo | voodoot | |
genitive | voodoon | voodoiden voodoitten | |
partitive | voodoota | voodoita | |
illative | voodoohon voodooseen |
voodoihin voodoisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | voodoo | voodoot | |
accusative | nom. | voodoo | voodoot |
gen. | voodoon | ||
genitive | voodoon | voodoiden voodoitten | |
partitive | voodoota | voodoita | |
inessive | voodoossa | voodoissa | |
elative | voodoosta | voodoista | |
illative | voodoohon voodooseen |
voodoihin voodoisiin | |
adessive | voodoolla | voodoilla | |
ablative | voodoolta | voodoilta | |
allative | voodoolle | voodoille | |
essive | voodoona | voodoina | |
translative | voodooksi | voodoiksi | |
abessive | voodootta | voodoitta | |
instructive | — | voodoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “voodoo”, 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 2023-07-04
Italian
editNoun
editvoodoo m (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of vudù
Adjective
editvoodoo (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of vudù
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.
Noun
editvoodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooer, definite plural voodooene)
References
edit- “voodoo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.
Noun
editvoodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooar, definite plural voodooane)
References
edit- “voodoo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvoodoo n (indeclinable)
- voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion)
Further reading
edit- voodoo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
editNoun
editvoodoo c
Declension
editDeclension of voodoo | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | voodoo | voodoon | — | — |
Genitive | voodoos | voodoons | — | — |
References
edit- English terms borrowed from Louisiana Creole
- English terms derived from Louisiana Creole
- English terms derived from Haitian Creole
- English terms derived from Ewe
- English terms derived from Fon
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/uːduː
- Rhymes:English/uːduː/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English derogatory terms
- English terms with usage examples
- English dated terms
- English verbs
- en:Voodoo
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish filee-type nominals
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian adjectives
- Italian indeclinable adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from English
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Louisiana Creole
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Haitian Creole
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Louisiana Creole
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Haitian Creole
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish unadapted borrowings from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish terms derived from Louisiana Creole
- Polish terms derived from Haitian Creole
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/udu
- Rhymes:Polish/udu/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish terms spelled with V
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Voodoo
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns