putun

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní pytũ.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    putun (noun form putuna)

    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)
    Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
    Causative mopútun
    Deadjectivals
    -ba'e i putunyba'e
    -sab(a) putundaba
    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 same as gerund1
    xe putuni2 i putuni2 oré putuni2 îandé putuni2
    Negative same as gerund1
    xe putune'ymi2 i putune'ymi2 oré putune'ymi2 îandé putune'ymi2
    1South Tupi
    2North Tupi

    Derived terms

    • amorepyxuna
    • kunhãmyxuna
    • sagûiapyxuna
    • îanypapyxuna

    Adverb

    putun

    1. at night

    References

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