'aîub

Old Tupi

Etymology

From 'a (“fruit”) +‎ îub (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔajuβ/
Rhymes: -uβ
Hyphenation: 'a‧îub

Adjective

'aîub (noun form 'aîuba)

ripe; mature (ready for reaping or gathering)
Synonyms: 'aun, 'apub, apaîé
- 1618, Antônio de Araújo, “Do primeiro nouiſsimo, que he a morte.” (chapter I), in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Quarto do Cathecismo, e summa da Doctrina Christam [… ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 157v:
  Ocuiracô amume îbáramboera oîbaçuí îbotîramo oicóbobê: amô racó ogoaquîra pupe y cui amóracò ogoaiubirê ycui.
  [Okuî rakó amũme 'ybarambûera o yba suí 'ybotyramo oîkóbo bé, amõ rakó ogûakyra pupé i kuî, amõ rakó ogûaîub'iré i kuî]
  The fruits sometimes fall from their tree when they are still flowers, others when green and others when ripe.

Declension

Declension of 'aîub (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Deadjectivals
Causative	mo'aîub
-ba'e	i 'aîuba'e / i 'aîubyba'e
-sab(a)	'aîupaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe 'aîub	nde 'aîub	i 'aîub	oré 'aîub	îandé 'aîub	pe 'aîub
Imperative		nde 'aîub				pe 'aîub
Permissive	ta xe 'aîub	ta nde 'aîub	t'i 'aîub	t'oré 'aîub	t'îandé 'aîub	ta pe 'aîub
Negative indicative	na xe 'aîubi	na nde 'aîubi	n'i 'aîubi	n'oré 'aîubi	n'îandé 'aîubi	na pe 'aîubi
Negative imperative		nde 'aîub umẽ				pe 'aîub umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe 'aîub umẽ	ta nde 'aîub umẽ	t'i 'aîub umẽ	t'oré 'aîub umẽ	t'îandé 'aîub umẽ	ta pe 'aîub umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe 'aîubamo	nde 'aîubamo	o 'aîubamo	oré 'aîubamo	îandé 'aîubamo	pe 'aîubamo
Negative	xe 'aîube'ymamo	nde 'aîube'ymamo	o 'aîube'ymamo	oré 'aîube'ymamo	îandé 'aîube'ymamo	pe 'aîube'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	'aîuba
Negative	'aîube'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund¹
Affirmative	xe 'aîubi²		i 'aîubi²	oré 'aîubi²	îandé 'aîubi²
Negative	same as gerund¹
Negative	xe 'aîube'ymi²		i 'aîube'ymi²	oré 'aîube'ymi²	îandé 'aîube'ymi²
¹South Tupi ²North Tupi

Related terms

'aîubesãîran
akaîu'aîuba

Further reading

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “aîub”, 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 19, column 1