pituú

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi putu'u, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtuʔu, from *pɨtu + *ʔu. Doublet of mituú.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    pituú

    1. (intransitive) to rest (to take repose)
    2. (intransitive) to rest (to be free from that which harasses or disturbs)
    3. (ambitransitive) to stop; to cease
    4. (intransitive, figurative) to mate; to copulate

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of pituú
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative affirmative apituú repituú upituú yapituú pepituú upituú
    negative ti apituú ti repituú ti upituú ti yapituú ti pepituú ti upituú
    imperative affirmative repituú yapituú pepituú
    negative te repituú te yapituú te pepituú

    Derived terms

    • mupituú
    • pituusara
    • pituusawa

    Noun

    pituú (plural pituú-itá)

    1. (archaic) rest (any relief from exertion)

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “pituú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 624