karaíb

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • karaí

Etymology

Back-formation from karaíba.

Adjective

karaíb (noun form karaíba)

  1. (Christianity, Late Tupi) holy; sacred
    • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter III, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Primeiro da Doctrina Christam (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 24:
      M[estre]. marãgatupeacerecou Tupã oc-îpe oiquiabo?
      D[isciple]. Oye î piî igcaraiba pupè.
      [Mestre: Marangatupe asé rekóû tupãokype oîkŷabo?
      Discípulo: Oîeypyî 'ykaraíba pupé.]
      Master: How do the people behave entering the church?
      Disciple: They sprinkle themselves with holy water.

Declension

    Declension of karaíb (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative mongaraíb
Deadjectivals
-ba'e i karaiba'e / i karaibyba'e
-sab(a) karaipaba
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe karaíb nde karaíb i karaíb oré karaíb îandé karaíb pe karaíb
Imperative
Permissive ta xe karaíb ta nde karaíb t'i karaíb t'oré karaíb t'îandé karaíb ta pe karaíb
Negative indicative na xe karaíbi na nde karaíbi n'i karaíbi n'oré karaíbi n'îandé karaíbi na pe karaíbi
Negative imperative nde karaíb umẽ pe karaíb umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe karaíb umẽ ta nde karaíb umẽ t'i karaíb umẽ t'oré karaíb umẽ t'îandé karaíb umẽ ta pe karaíb umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe karaíbamo nde karaíbamo o karaíbamo oré karaíbamo îandé karaíbamo pe karaíbamo
Negative xe karaibe'ymamo nde karaibe'ymamo o karaibe'ymamo oré karaibe'ymamo îandé karaibe'ymamo pe karaibe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative karaíba
Negative karaibe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative same as gerund1
xe karaíbi2 i karaíbi2 oré karaíbi2 îandé karaíbi2
Negative same as gerund1
xe karaibe'ymi2 i karaibe'ymi2 oré karaibe'ymi2 îandé karaibe'ymi2
1South Tupi
2North Tupi

Derived terms

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