abaeté
Old Tupi
Etymology 1
Noun
abaeté (unpossessable)
- honorable man
- Synonym: angaturama
- (Late Tupi) manumitted man
- (Late Tupi, Christianity) layman (man who is not an ordained cleric)
- Synonyms: abanhẽ, karaibeté
Descendants
- Nheengatu: awaeté
- → Brazilian Portuguese: abaetê, Abaeté
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- abaîté
Adjective
abaeté (noun form abaeté)
- terrifying; frightening (capable of causing fear)
- powerful; mighty
Declension
Declension of abaeté (oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
| Causative | moabaeté | |||||
| Deadjectivals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ba'e | i abaeteba'e | |||||
| -sab(a) | abaeteaba / abaetesaba | |||||
| Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
| Adjectival forms | ||||||
| Active | ||||||
| Indicative | xe abaeté | nde abaeté | i abaeté | oré abaeté | îandé abaeté | pe abaeté |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Permissive | ta xe abaeté | ta nde abaeté | t'i abaeté | t'oré abaeté | t'îandé abaeté | ta pe abaeté |
| Negative indicative | na xe abaetéî | na nde abaetéî | n'i abaetéî | n'oré abaetéî | n'îandé abaetéî | na pe abaetéî |
| Negative imperative | nde abaeté umẽ | pe abaeté umẽ | ||||
| Negative permissive | ta xe abaeté umẽ | ta nde abaeté umẽ | t'i abaeté umẽ | t'oré abaeté umẽ | t'îandé abaeté umẽ | ta pe abaeté umẽ |
| Gerund | ||||||
| Affirmative | xe abaetéramo | nde abaetéramo | o abaetéramo | oré abaetéramo | îandé abaetéramo | pe abaetéramo |
| Negative | xe abaetee'ymamo | nde abaetee'ymamo | o abaetee'ymamo | oré abaetee'ymamo | îandé abaetee'ymamo | pe abaetee'ymamo |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Affirmative | abaeté | |||||
| Negative | abaetee'yma | |||||
| Circumstantial | ||||||
| Affirmative | same as gerund1 | |||||
| xe abaetéû2 | i abaetéû2 | oré abaetéû2 | îandé abaetéû2 | |||
| Negative | same as gerund1 | |||||
| xe abaetee'ymi2 | i abaetee'ymi2 | oré abaetee'ymi2 | îandé abaetee'ymi2 | |||
| 1South Tupi 2North Tupi | ||||||
Descendants
- ⇒ Nheengatu: yawaité
Noun
abaeté (possessable)
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “abaeté”, 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, pages 6–7