putun

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Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtun (“night, darkness”).

Cognate with Guaraní pytũ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈtũn/
  • Rhymes: -ũn
  • Hyphenation: pu‧tun

Adjective

putun

  1. dark (having an absolute or relative lack of light)
    Synonym: un
  2. nighted (overtaken by night)

Declension

    Declension of putun (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe putun nde putun i putun oré putun îandé putun pe putun
Imperative
Permissive ta xe putun ta nde putun t'i putun t'oré putun t'îandé putun ta pe putun
Negative indicative na xe putuni na nde putuni n'i putuni n'oré putuni n'îandé putuni na pe putuni
Negative imperative nde putun umẽ pe putun umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe putun umẽ ta nde putun umẽ t'i putun umẽ t'oré putun umẽ t'îandé putun umẽ ta pe putun umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe putunamo nde putunamo o putunamo oré putunamo îandé putunamo pe putunamo
Negative xe putune'ymamo nde putune'ymamo o putune'ymamo oré putune'ymamo îandé putune'ymamo pe putune'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative putuna
Negative putune'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe putunamo o putunamo oré putunamo îandé putunamo
xe putuni1 i putuni1 oré putuni1 îandé putuni1
Negative xe putune'ymamo o putune'ymamo oré putune'ymamo îandé putune'ymamo
xe putune'ymi1 i putune'ymi1 oré putune'ymi1 îandé putune'ymi1
1North Tupi

Adverb

putun

  1. at night

References

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎ (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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