Witch

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciation

• AHD : wĭch
• IPA : /wɪʧ/
• SAMPA : /wItS/

Homophones

• which (depends on accent)

Noun

witch (plural: witches)

1. A (usually female) person who uses magic.
2. (derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

   I hate that old witch.

Translations

person who uses magic

Basque: sorgin ; belagile (Zuberoan/Souletin dialect) Danish: heks c Dutch: heks f Finnish: noita French: sorcière f German: Hexe f Italian: strega f

Polish: czarownica f Slovak: bosorka f, striga f Slovene: čarovnica f Spanish: bruja f Swedish: häxa c, trollpacka c (woman), trollkvinna c (woman), trollkarl c (man) Portuguese: bruxa (woman), bruxo (man)

derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman

Finnish: akka , ämmä

Derived terms

• bewitch
• witchcraft

See also

• warlock
• wicca
• wizard