ragana
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Ragana
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Pronunciation
Adjective
ragànâ (Basahan spelling ᜍᜄᜈ)
- choppy, discontinuous, intermittent
- Synonym: sige-sige
Latvian
Etymology
Cognate with Lithuanian rãgana; see there for more.
Noun
ragana f (4th declension)
Declension
Declension of ragana (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ragana | raganas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | raganu | raganas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | raganas | raganu |
| dative (datīvs) | raganai | raganām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | raganu | raganām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | raganā | raganās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ragana | raganas |
Lithuanian
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Etymology
Cognate with Latvian ragana (“witch”).
- One hypothesis links these terms to regė́ti (“to see”), Latvian redzêt (“to see”). Semantic analogies include Proto-Slavic *vědьma (“witch”) from Proto-Slavic *věděti (“to know, foresee”), Latvian pareģis (“clairvoyant”) from Latvian paredzêt (“to foresee”).
- The other main hypothesis connects this to rãgas (“horn”), Latvian rags (“horn”). According to this theory, along with ragius (“devil”) and Latvian ragans (“sorcerer; devil”), these mythical figures were thought to have horns. This association extends to Slavic, e.g. Serbo-Croatian babaroga / Serbo-Croatian Baba Roga (“witch, Baba Yaga”) from bȁba (“old woman”) + rȏg (“horn”).
Noun
rãgana f (plural rãganos) stress pattern 1
- witch (wicked sorceress)
- Hypernyms: burtininkė (“sorceress”), kerėtoja (“enchantress”)
- (figuratively) unpleasant woman
Declension
Declension of rãgana
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | rãgana | rãganos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | rãganos | rãganų |
| dative (naudininkas) | rãganai | rãganoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | rãganą | rãganas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | rãgana | rãganomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | rãganoje | rãganose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | rãgana | rãganos |
See also
- raganius (“evil sorcerer”)
Further reading
- “ragana”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “ragana”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Witches in Baltic Fairy Tales, Bernd Gliwa (2003)