aitu
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from a Polynesian language, from Proto-Polynesian *qaitu.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaitu (plural aitus or aitu)
- A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology.
Anagrams
editLatvian
editNoun
editaitu f
- inflection of aita:
Maori
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Niuean aitu and Samoan aitu.
Noun
editaitu
Adjective
editaitu
Derived terms
editNiuean
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Samoan aitu.
Noun
editaitu
- ghost (supernatural being)
Samoan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Tokelauan aitu.
Noun
editaitu
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Samoan aitu.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaitu
Synonyms
edit- (ghost): agāga
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 2
Tooro
editPronunciation
editPronoun
edit-aitu (declinable)
- our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
Inflection
editInflected 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
editTooro personal pronouns
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