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A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a woman sorcerer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist
Narrower terms: Circe
From Middle English sorceresse, from Anglo-Norman sorceresse.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
سَاحِرَة
(sāḥira)
— female wizard
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Armenian:
կախարդուհի
(kaxarduhi)
— female wizard
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Armenian:
վհուկ
(vhuk)
— female wizard
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Belarusian:
чараўні́ца
(čarawníca)
— female wizard
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Bulgarian:
чароде́йка
(čarodéjka)
— female wizard
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Bulgarian:
магьосница
(magjosnica)
— female wizard
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Chinese Mandarin:
巫婆
(wūpó)
— female wizard
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Cornish:
pystriores
— female wizard
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Czech:
čarodějka
— female wizard
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Czech:
kouzelnice
— female wizard
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Danish:
troldkvinde
— female wizard
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Dutch:
tovenares
— female wizard
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Esperanto:
sorĉistino
— female wizard
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Esperanto:
magiistino
— female wizard
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Finnish:
velhotar
— female wizard
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French:
sorcière
— female wizard
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German:
Zaubererin
— female wizard
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German:
Zaubrerin
— female wizard
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German:
Zauberin
— female wizard
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German:
Magierin
— female wizard
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German:
Hexenmeisterin
— female wizard
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Greek:
μάγισσα
(mágissa)
— female wizard
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Greek:
στρίγγλα
(stríngla)
— female wizard
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Greek:
γητεύτρα
(gitéftra)
— female wizard
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Greek:
φαρμάκη
(farmáki)
— female wizard
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Ancient Greek:
μάγισσα
(mágissa)
— female wizard
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Ancient Greek:
φαρμακίς
(pharmakís)
— female wizard
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Ancient Greek:
ἀοιδή
(aoidḗ)
— female wizard
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Ancient Greek:
γόησσα
(góēssa)
— female wizard
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Ancient Greek:
γραῖα
(graîa)
— female wizard
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Hindi:
जादूगरनी
(jādūgarnī)
— female wizard
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Hindi:
डायन
(ḍāyan)
— female wizard
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Hindi:
भानमती
(bhānamtī)
— female wizard
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Hindi:
टोनहाई
(ṭonhāī)
— female wizard
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Old Hindi:
डाइनी
(ḍāinī)
— female wizard
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Old Hindi:
मायिनी
(māyinī)
— female wizard
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Italian:
strega
— female wizard
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Japanese:
魔女
(majo)
— female wizard
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Japanese:
女魔術師
(jomajutshi)
— female wizard
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Korean:
요정
(yojeong)
— female wizard
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Korean:
마녀
(manyeo)
— female wizard
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Latgalian:
būrauka
— female wizard
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Latin:
maga
— female wizard
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Latin:
venefica
— female wizard
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Latin:
strīga
— female wizard
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Latin:
lamia
— female wizard
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Latin:
fascinatrix
— female wizard
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Latin:
fascinatoria
— female wizard
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Latin:
fascinans
— female wizard
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Latvian:
burve
— female wizard
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Macedonian:
волшебничка
(volšebnička)
— female wizard
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Māori:
wahine mākutu
— female wizard
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Plautdietsch:
Hakjs
— female wizard
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Polish:
czarodziejka
— female wizard
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Polish:
czarownica
— female wizard
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Polish:
zamawiaczka
— female wizard
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Portuguese:
feiticeira
— female wizard
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Portuguese:
bruxa
— female wizard
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Russian:
волше́бница
(volšébnica)
— female wizard
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Russian:
колду́нья
(koldúnʹja)
— female wizard
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Russian:
чароде́йка
(čarodéjka)
— female wizard
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Russian:
ве́дьма
(védʹma)
— female wizard
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Sanskrit:
डाकिनी
(ḍākinī)
— female wizard
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Sanskrit:
कृत्यका
(kṛtyakā)
— female wizard
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Sanskrit:
मायाविनी
(māyāvinī)
— female wizard
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Sanskrit:
यातुमती f. कुहकिनी
(yātumatī)
— female wizard
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Scottish Gaelic:
bana-bhuidseach
— female wizard
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Serbo-Croatian:
чаробница
— female wizard
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Serbo-Croatian:
волшебница
— female wizard
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Serbo-Croatian:
čarobnica
— female wizard
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Serbo-Croatian:
volšebnica
— female wizard
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Slovak:
čarodejka
— female wizard
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Slovak:
kúzelníčka
— female wizard
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Slovene:
čarovnica
— female wizard
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Spanish:
hechicera
— female wizard
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Spanish:
bruja
— female wizard
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Ukrainian:
чарівни́ця
(čarivnýcja)
— female wizard
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Ukrainian:
чароді́йка
(čarodíjka)
— female wizard
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Ukrainian:
чароді́йниця
(čarodíjnycja)
— female wizard
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Volapük:
jimagival
— female wizard
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Yiddish:
מכשפֿה
(makhsheyfe)
— female wizard
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Yiddish:
מכשפֿטע
(mekhashefte)
— female wizard