aitu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from a Polynesian language, from Proto-Polynesian *qaitu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtuː/
• Hyphenation: ai‧tu

Noun

aitu (plural aitus or aitu)

1. A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology.

Anagrams

• utia

Latvian

Noun

aitu f

1. inflection of aita:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Niuean aitu and Samoan aitu.

Noun

aitu

1. (mythology) atua of disaster and death
2. demons
3. sickness
4. calamity, misery
5. grief, sorrow
6. woe

Adjective

aitu

1. sorrowful
2. woeful

Derived terms

• aituā

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Samoan aitu.

Noun

aitu

1. ghost (supernatural being)

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Tokelauan aitu.

Noun

aitu

1. ghost
2. spirit

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Samoan aitu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ˈi.tu]
• Hyphenation: a‧i‧tu

Noun

aitu

1. ghost
2. evil spirit

Synonyms

• (ghost): agāga

Derived terms

• aitua

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áí̯tu/, [éí̯tu]

Pronoun

-aitu (declinable)

1. our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)

Inflection

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

Tooro personal pronouns

Class	Person	Independent	Possessive	Subject concord	Object concord	Combined forms
						na	ni
Class 1	First	nyowe, nye	-ange	n-	-n-	nanyowe, nanye	ninyowe, ninye
	Second	iwe	-awe	o-	-ku-	naiwe	niiwe
	Third	uwe	-e	a-	-mu-	nawe	nuwe
Class 2	First	itwe	-aitu	tu-	-tu-	naitwe	niitwe
	Second	inywe	-anyu	mu-	-ba-	nainywe	niinywe
	Third	abo	-abo	ba-	-ba-	nabo	nubo
Class 3		gwo	-agwo	gu-	-gu-	nagwo	nugwo
Class 4		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 5		lyo	-alyo	li-	-li-	nalyo	niryo
Class 6		go	-ago	ga-	-ga-	nago	nugo
Class 7		kyo	-akyo	ki-	-ki-	nakyo	nikyo
Class 8		byo	-abyo	bi-	-bi-	nabyo	nibyo
Class 9		yo	-ayo	e-	-gi-	nayo	niyo
Class 10		zo	-azo	zi-	-zi-	nazo	nizo
Class 11		rwo	-arwo	ru-	-ru-	narwo	nurwo
Class 12		ko	-ako	ka-	-ka-	nako	nuko
Class 13		two	-atwo	tu-	-tu-	natwo	nutwo
Class 14		bwo	-abwo	bu-	-bu-	nabwo	nubwo
Class 15		kwo	-akwo	ku-	-ku-	nakwo	nukwo
Class 16		ho	-aho	ha-	-ha-	naho	nuho
Class 17		(kwo)	N/A	ha- (...-yo)	-ha-	N/A	nukwo
Class 18		(mwo)	-amwo	ha- (...-mu)	-ha-	N/A	numwo
Reflexive		-enyini, -onyini	—		-e-	—