noita
See also: nõita
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oitɑ
- Syllabification(key): noi‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): noi‧ta
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *noita (“shaman”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *nojta.[1] Cognates include Estonian nõid and 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
- witch, hag (an older, and stereotypically unsightly, woman who uses magic)
- 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
| 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 noitain rare | |
| 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. | ||
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or (archaic)
| Inflection of noita (Kotus type 10*/koira, t-∅ gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 noitain rare | |
| 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
compounds
- noidankattila
- noidankehä
- noidanlukko
- noidannuoli
- noita-akka
- noitajuoma
- noitajuttu
- noitakeino
- noitakonsti
- noitaluku
- noitamonni
- noitapiiri
- noitarovio
- noitarumpu
- noitasapatti
- noitasatu
- noitaukko
- noitausko
- noitavaino
- noitavoima
- pääsiäisnoita
- suurnoita
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
Anagrams
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
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
| Declension of noita (type 3/koira, it-ij gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
Determiner
noita
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
| North Karelian (Viena) |
noita |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
— |
From Proto-Finnic *noita. Cognates include Finnish noita and Veps noid.
Noun
noita (genitive noijan, partitive noitua)
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of noita (type 5/koira, it-ij gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | noitani | |
| 2nd person | noitaš | |
| 3rd person | noitah | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
Etymology 2
| North Karelian (Viena) |
noita |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
— |
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