gûasu

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• guasu, ûasu, wasu, guaçu, guassu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣʷaˈsu ~ waˈsu/.

Adjective

gûasu

1. big.

Usage notes

• -gûasu was the form used after a word ending in a stressed vowel; otherwise it would be -usu.

Adverb

gûasu

1. very.

Usage notes

• -gûasu was the form used after a word ending in a stressed vowel; otherwise it would be -usu.

Determiner

gûasu

1. many; much.

Usage notes

• -gûasu was the form used after a word ending in a stressed vowel; otherwise it would be -usu.
• -gûasu/-usu could be meant as a determiner even if it was suffixed to a verb: it could modify the subject of intransitive verbs to which it was suffixed, and the direct object of transitive verbs.

References

• Barbosa, A. Lemos; 1956; Curso de Tupi Antigo; Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José.
• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida; 2013; Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: Global.