# noita
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oitɑ
* Hyphenation: 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
* witch (person who uses magic)
** witch, hag (an older, and stereotypically unsightly, woman who uses magic)
    Synonym: noita-akka
* 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

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)
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

#### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “noita”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
* 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]‎ (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
* (demonstrative) partitive plural of nuo

### 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: /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯d̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -oi̯t, -oi̯tɑ
* Hyphenation: noi‧ta

#### Noun

noita
* 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.

##### Derived terms

* noitasana
* noitia
* noitua
* nälkänoita

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯t]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈnoi̯tɑ/, [ˈno̞i̯d̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -oi̯t, -oi̯tɑ
* Hyphenation: noi‧ta

#### Pronoun

noita
* partitive plural of noo

#### Determiner

noita
* partitive plural of noo

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “найда”, 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: /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)
* (North Karelian) witch, shaman

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Regional variants of noita :
| 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