kuî

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kui"

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kuj.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkuj/
    • Rhymes: -uj
    • Hyphenation: kuî

    Verb

    kuî (first-person singular active indicative akuî, first-person singular negative active indicative n'akuî, noun kuîa) (intransitive)

    1. to fall off (to become detached or to drop from)
    2. to be born
      Synonym: 'ar

    Conjugation

        Conjugation of kuî (intransitive, Î-ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
    Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
    Causative monguî
    Causative-comitative erokuî
    Deverbals
    -ba'e okuîba'e
    -sab(a) kuîtaba
    -sar(a) kuîtara
    Singular Singular & Plural Plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
    Verbal forms
    Active
    Indicative akuî erekuî okuî orokuî îakuî pekuî
    Permissive t'akuî t'erekuî t'okuî t'orokuî t'îakuî ta pekuî
    Imperative ekuî pekuî
    Negative indicative n'akuî n'erekuî n'okuî n'orokuî n'îakuî na pekuî
    Negative permissive t'akuî umẽ t'erekuî umẽ t'okuî umẽ t'orokuî umẽ t'îakuî umẽ ta pekuî umẽ
    Negative imperative ekuî umẽ pekuî umẽ
    Gerund
    Affirmative gûikuîa ekuîa okuîa orokuîa îakuîa pekuîa
    Negative gûikuîe'yma ekuîe'yma okuîe'yma orokuîe'yma îakuîe'yma pekuîe'yma
    Nominal forms
    Infinitive
    Affirmative kuîa
    Negative kuîe'yma
    Circumstantial
    Affirmative xe kuî i kuî oré kuî îandé kuî
    Negative xe kuîe'ymi i kuîe'ymi oré kuîe'ymi îandé kuîe'ymi

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • ⇒ Portuguese: ir para a cucuia

    References

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