黄葉つ

Old Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄	葉
もみ
Grade: 2	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
黃葉つ (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 紅葉つ

Etymology

The kanji spelling is from 黄葉 (kōyō).

Verb

黄葉つ (momi₁tu) (kana もみつ)

1. to turn (color) in autumn, said of leaves
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 8, poem 1516:
     , text here

     秋山(あきやま)尓(に)黄反(＊＊)木葉(このは)乃(の)移(うつり)去者(なは)更(さらに)哉(や)秋(あき)乎(を)欲見(みまくほり)世武(せむ) [Man'yōgana]

     秋山(あきやま)にもみつ木(こ)の葉(は)のうつりなばさらにや秋(あき)を見(み)まく欲(ほ)りせむ [Modern spelling]

     akiyama ni momitsu konoha no utsurinaba sara ni ya aki o mimaku-horisemu

     In the autumnhills, the leaves of the trees have taken on colour; if they have changed, once again, shall not I long to see autumn?

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "黄葉つ" (タ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	黄葉た	もみた	momita
Continuative (連用形)	黄葉ち	もみち	momiti
Terminal (終止形)	黄葉つ	もみつ	momitu
Attributive (連体形)	黄葉つ	もみつ	momitu
Realis (已然形)	黄葉て	もみて	momite
Imperative (命令形)	黄葉て	もみて	momite
Key constructions
Negative	黄葉たず	もみたず	momitazu
Contrasting conjunction	黄葉てど	もみてど	momitedo
Causal conjunction	黄葉てば	もみてば	momiteba
Conditional conjunction	黄葉たば	もみたば	momitaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	黄葉ちき	もみちき	momitiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	黄葉ちけり	もみちけり	momitikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	黄葉ちつ	もみちつ	momititu
Perfect tense (natural event)	黄葉ちぬ	もみちぬ	momitinu
Perfect-continuative tense	黄葉てり 黄葉ちたり	もみてり もみちたり	momiteri momititari
Volitional	黄葉たむ	もみたむ	momitamu

Derived terms

• 黄葉 (momi₁ti)
• 黄葉たす (momi₁tasu)
• 黄葉たふ (momi₁tapu)
• 黄葉 (momi₁tiba)

Descendants

• Japanese: 黄葉づ (momizu)