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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-eʔɨm, from Proto-Tupian *-eʔɨm.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈʔɨ̃m/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̃m
- Hyphenation: e‧'ym
Suffix
-e'ym
- -less; -free; added to a noun, a verbal noun or an adjective to indicate a lack or deprivation of that thing
Usage notes
The suffix is usually found in the form -e'yma, as most of the words formed by it are nouns.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
Further reading
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2005) chapter 11, in Método Moderno de Tupi Antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos [Modern method of Old Tupi: the language of Brazil's early centuries] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, São Paulo: Global Editora, →ISBN, O sufixo -E'YM com idéia de privação, pages 152–153, line 214
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “-e'ym”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 124, column 2