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Nheengatu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Tupi -e'yma (“-less”), from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-eʔɨm, from Proto-Tupian *-eʔɨm.
Suffix
-ima
- -less; -free; added to a noun, a verb or an adjective to indicate a lack or deprivation of that thing
- forms the antonym of adjectives, adverbs, and 2nd and 3rd class verbs
- tipiima ― shallow (literally, “deepless”)
Derived terms
Category Nheengatu terms suffixed with -ima not found
Further reading
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2016) Curso de língua geral (nheengatu ou tupi moderno): a língua das origens da civilização amazônica (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Páginas & Letras, →ISBN
- Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “-ima”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 321