aitu

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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aitu (plural aitus or aitu)

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

Anagrams

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Latvian

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Noun

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aitu f

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

Maori

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Etymology

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

Noun

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aitu

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

Adjective

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aitu

  1. sorrowful
  2. woeful

Derived terms

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Niuean

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Etymology

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

Noun

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aitu

  1. ghost (supernatural being)

Samoan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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aitu

  1. ghost
  2. spirit

Tokelauan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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aitu

  1. ghost
  2. evil spirit

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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

Tooro

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /áí̯tu/, [éí̯tu]

Pronoun

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-aitu (declinable)

  1. our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)

Inflection

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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

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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- —
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