kyr

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English

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kyr (plural kyrs)

  1. Abbreviation of kiloyear.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

kyr m or f

  1. indefinite plural of ku

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

kyr

  1. indefinite plural of ku

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kɨt.[1] Doublet of akyr.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ky.

Adjective

kyr (noun form kyra)

  1. green; unripe (not ready for harvesting)
    Synonym: akyr
  2. immature (not fully formed or developed; not grown)
  3. gestating; unborn (still in gestation inside the womb)
    membykyra ― gestating son
  4. (of leaves) tender (soft and easily chewed)
    Synonym: tang
Declension
    Declension of kyr (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative mongyr
Deadjectivals
-ba'e i kyryba'e
-sab(a) kysaba / kyraba
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe kyr nde kyr i kyr oré kyr îandé kyr pe kyr
Imperative
Permissive ta xe kyr ta nde kyr t'i kyr t'oré kyr t'îandé kyr ta pe kyr
Negative indicative na xe kyri na nde kyri n'i kyri n'oré kyri n'îandé kyri na pe kyri
Negative imperative nde kyr umẽ pe kyr umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe kyr umẽ ta nde kyr umẽ t'i kyr umẽ t'oré kyr umẽ t'îandé kyr umẽ ta pe kyr umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe kyramo nde kyramo o kyramo oré kyramo îandé kyramo pe kyramo
Negative xe kyre'ymamo nde kyre'ymamo o kyre'ymamo oré kyre'ymamo îandé kyre'ymamo pe kyre'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative kyra
Negative kyre'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative same as gerund1
xe kyri2 i kyri2 oré kyri2 îandé kyri2
Negative same as gerund1
xe kyre'ymi2 i kyre'ymi2 oré kyre'ymi2 îandé kyre'ymi2
1South Tupi
2North Tupi

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní okyha and Mbyá Guaraní oky.

Verb

kyr (first-person singular active indicative akyr, first-person singular negative active indicative n'akyri, noun kyra) (intransitive)

  1. to rain
  2. to drop (to fall in drops or droplets)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of kyr (intransitive, R-ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative mongyr
Causative-comitative erokyr
Deverbals
-ba'e okyryba'e
-sab(a) kysaba / kyraba
-sar(a) kysara / kyrara
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative akyr erekyr okyr orokyr îakyr pekyr
Permissive t'akyr t'erekyr t'okyr t'orokyr t'îakyr ta pekyr
Imperative ekyr pekyr
Negative indicative n'akyri n'erekyri n'okyri n'orokyri n'îakyri na pekyri
Negative permissive t'akyr umẽ t'erekyr umẽ t'okyr umẽ t'orokyr umẽ t'îakyr umẽ ta pekyr umẽ
Negative imperative ekyr umẽ pekyr umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative gûiky eky oky oroky îaky peky
Negative gûikyre'yma ekyre'yma okyre'yma orokyre'yma îakyre'yma pekyre'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative kyra
Negative kyre'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe kyri i kyri oré kyri îandé kyri
Negative xe kyre'ymi i kyre'ymi oré kyre'ymi îandé kyre'ymi
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: kiri

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
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