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

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

Derived terms

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, 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 1First nyowe, nye -ange n- -n- nanyowe, nanye ninyowe, ninye
Second iwe -awe o- -ku- naiwe niiwe
Third uwe -e a- -mu- nawe nuwe
Class 2First 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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