noita

See also: nõita

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oitɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): noi‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *noita (“shaman”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *nojta. Cognates include Estonian nõid and Northern Sami noaidi (“shaman”).

Noun

noita

1. witch (person who uses magic)
   1. witch, hag (an older, and stereotypically unsightly, woman who uses magic)

      Synonym: noita-akka

2. 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)
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.

Possessive forms of noita (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative noitani noitani accusative nom. noitani noitani gen. noitani genitive noitani noitieni noitaini rare partitive noitaani noitiani inessive noidassani noidissani elative noidastani noidistani illative noitaani noitiini adessive noidallani noidillani ablative noidaltani noidiltani allative noidalleni noidilleni essive noitanani noitinani translative noidakseni noidikseni abessive noidattani noidittani instructive — — comitative — noitineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative noitasi noitasi accusative nom. noitasi noitasi gen. noitasi genitive noitasi noitiesi noitaisi rare partitive noitaasi noitiasi inessive noidassasi noidissasi elative noidastasi noidistasi illative noitaasi noitiisi adessive noidallasi noidillasi ablative noidaltasi noidiltasi allative noidallesi noidillesi essive noitanasi noitinasi translative noidaksesi noidiksesi abessive noidattasi noidittasi instructive — — comitative — noitinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative noitamme noitamme accusative nom. noitamme noitamme gen. noitamme genitive noitamme noitiemme noitaimme rare partitive noitaamme noitiamme inessive noidassamme noidissamme elative noidastamme noidistamme illative noitaamme noitiimme adessive noidallamme noidillamme ablative noidaltamme noidiltamme allative noidallemme noidillemme essive noitanamme noitinamme translative noidaksemme noidiksemme abessive noidattamme noidittamme instructive — — comitative — noitinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative noitanne noitanne accusative nom. noitanne noitanne gen. noitanne genitive noitanne noitienne noitainne rare partitive noitaanne noitianne inessive noidassanne noidissanne elative noidastanne noidistanne illative noitaanne noitiinne adessive noidallanne noidillanne ablative noidaltanne noidiltanne allative noidallenne noidillenne essive noitananne noitinanne translative noidaksenne noidiksenne abessive noidattanne noidittanne instructive — — comitative — noitinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative noitansa noitansa accusative nom. noitansa noitansa gen. noitansa genitive noitansa noitiensa noitainsa rare partitive noitaansa noitiaan noitiansa inessive noidassaan noidassansa noidissaan noidissansa elative noidastaan noidastansa noidistaan noidistansa illative noitaansa noitiinsa adessive noidallaan noidallansa noidillaan noidillansa ablative noidaltaan noidaltansa noidiltaan noidiltansa allative noidalleen noidallensa noidilleen noidillensa essive noitanaan noitanansa noitinaan noitinansa translative noidakseen noidaksensa noidikseen noidiksensa abessive noidattaan noidattansa noidittaan noidittansa instructive — — comitative — noitineen noitinensa

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.

Possessive forms of noita (Kotus type 10*/koira, t-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative noitani noitani accusative nom. noitani noitani gen. noitani genitive noitani noitieni noitaini rare partitive noitaani noitiani inessive noiassani noi’issani elative noiastani noi’istani illative noitaani noitiini adessive noiallani noi’illani ablative noialtani noi’iltani allative noialleni noi’illeni essive noitanani noitinani translative noiakseni noi’ikseni abessive noiattani noi’ittani instructive — — comitative — noitineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative noitasi noitasi accusative nom. noitasi noitasi gen. noitasi genitive noitasi noitiesi noitaisi rare partitive noitaasi noitiasi inessive noiassasi noi’issasi elative noiastasi noi’istasi illative noitaasi noitiisi adessive noiallasi noi’illasi ablative noialtasi noi’iltasi allative noiallesi noi’illesi essive noitanasi noitinasi translative noiaksesi noi’iksesi abessive noiattasi noi’ittasi instructive — — comitative — noitinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative noitamme noitamme accusative nom. noitamme noitamme gen. noitamme genitive noitamme noitiemme noitaimme rare partitive noitaamme noitiamme inessive noiassamme noi’issamme elative noiastamme noi’istamme illative noitaamme noitiimme adessive noiallamme noi’illamme ablative noialtamme noi’iltamme allative noiallemme noi’illemme essive noitanamme noitinamme translative noiaksemme noi’iksemme abessive noiattamme noi’ittamme instructive — — comitative — noitinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative noitanne noitanne accusative nom. noitanne noitanne gen. noitanne genitive noitanne noitienne noitainne rare partitive noitaanne noitianne inessive noiassanne noi’issanne elative noiastanne noi’istanne illative noitaanne noitiinne adessive noiallanne noi’illanne ablative noialtanne noi’iltanne allative noiallenne noi’illenne essive noitananne noitinanne translative noiaksenne noi’iksenne abessive noiattanne noi’ittanne instructive — — comitative — noitinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative noitansa noitansa accusative nom. noitansa noitansa gen. noitansa genitive noitansa noitiensa noitainsa rare partitive noitaansa noitiaan noitiansa inessive noiassaan noiassansa noi’issaan noi’issansa elative noiastaan noiastansa noi’istaan noi’istansa illative noitaansa noitiinsa adessive noiallaan noiallansa noi’illaan noi’illansa ablative noialtaan noialtansa noi’iltaan noi’iltansa allative noialleen noiallensa noi’illeen noi’illensa essive noitanaan noitanansa noitinaan noitinansa translative noiakseen noiaksensa noi’ikseen noi’iksensa abessive noiattaan noiattansa noi’ittaan noi’ittansa instructive — — comitative — noitineen noitinensa

Derived terms

• noidankattila
• noidankehä
• noidanlukko
• noidannuoli
• noita-akka
• noitajuoma
• noitajuttu
• noitakeino
• noitakonsti
• noitaluku
• noitamainen
• noitamonni
• noitapiiri
• noitarovio
• noitarumpu
• noitasapatti
• noitasatu
• noitaukko
• noitausko
• noitavaino
• noitavoima
• noitua
• noituus
• pääsiäisnoita
• suurnoita

 

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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronoun

noita

1. (demonstrative) partitive plural of nuo

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

• Tonia, anoit, antoi, intoa, nitoa, otain, otina, taion, taoin

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

1. shaman, wizard, witch (person skilled in magic)

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

• noitasana
• noitia
• noitua
• nälkänoita

 

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

1. partitive plural of noo

Determiner

noita

1. partitive plural of noo

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

Regional variants of noita

North Karelian (Viena)	noita
South Karelian (Tver)	—

From Proto-Finnic *noita. Cognates include Finnish noita and Veps noid.

Noun

noita (genitive noijan, partitive noitua)

1. (North Karelian) witch, shaman

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

Regional variants of noita

North Karelian (Viena)	noita
South Karelian (Tver)	—

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner

noita

1. (North Karelian) partitive plural of nuo

Pronoun

noita

1. (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