Darksheeth said: Male form Female Form Sorcerer<--->Sorceress Warlock<---->Witch
Uh, no. "Witch" is, in English, effectively a genderless noun. Look up the history of the old witch hunts; men were accused of being "witches" all the time.
The truer male equivalent of "witch" is "wizard." Rowling got that much right, at least.
Now, if you prefer the Japanese term Majo (魔女), then yes, it becomes gendered, due to the use of the female-specific 女. However, in Umineko, for male "witches," the term Madoushi (魔道師, more accurately translated as "sorceror") is used. And for those who are neither Majo nor Madoushi, yet can use magic, the term Mahoutsukai (魔法使い) is used, regardless of gender.
sgcdonmai said: Uh, no. "Witch" is, in English, effectively a genderless noun. Look up the history of the old witch hunts; men were accused of being "witches" all the time.
The truer male equivalent of "witch" is "wizard." Rowling got that much right, at least.
Now, if you prefer the Japanese term Majo (魔女), then yes, it becomes gendered, due to the use of the female-specific 女. However, in Umineko, for male "witches," the term Madoushi (魔道師, more accurately translated as "sorceror") is used. And for those who are neither Majo nor Madoushi, yet can use magic, the term Mahoutsukai (魔法使い) is used, regardless of gender.
I guess it would make sense in Japanese translations, although witches are stereotypically female (probably due to the Wicca in the 1940's) even if old English and the bible uses it for both genders.
The term wizard is not really an appropriate male form of the witch since it does not bring any negative connotations to it, on the other hand, the term warlock does.
Darksheeth said: The term wizard is not really an appropriate male form of the witch since it does not bring any negative connotations to it, on the other hand, the term warlock does.
Connotations don't really come into play when you're speaking of accuracy. "Warlock" is considered a pejorative; "witch" isn't, and neither is "wizard".
No, but in either case, "warlock" never lost its pejorative use. Since the advent of the Wiccan religion and popularization in modern culture, "witch" (still in use for either gender, I might add) has become more neutral.
sgcdonmai said: No, but in either case, "warlock" never lost its pejorative use. Since the advent of the Wiccan religion and popularization in modern culture, "witch" (still in use for either gender, I might add) has become more neutral.
From hxxp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/warlock
a man who practices the black arts; a male witch; sorcerer.
sgcdonmai said: No, but in either case, "warlock" never lost its pejorative use. Since the advent of the Wiccan religion and popularization in modern culture, "witch" (still in use for either gender, I might add) has become more neutral.
"More" neutral, granted, but it has never ceased to be an insult.
From msn encarta 3. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults a woman regarded as ugly, vicious, or malicious ( insult )
Darksheeth said: Gah should have use that to prove that term witch is a perojative term;consequently, a suitable female counterpart of the warlock.
Except that all terms referring to "user of magic" have that same semi-pejorative connotation that "witch" does, historically. Recently, it has been reduced quite a bit.
However, "warlock" is still an unacceptable counterpart for "witch" because it carries the connotation of being "a dabbler in the black arts with whom not even witches would willingly associate themselves."
If you don't accept "witch" as a gender-neutral term, then "wizard" is a fine counterpart term.
