akub

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkuβ/
• Rhymes: -uβ
• Hyphenation: a‧kub

Adjective

akub (IIa class pluriform, R1 rakub, R2 sakub, noun form akuba)

1. hot
2. feverish (having a fever)

Declension

    Declension of akub (IIa pluriform, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	moakub
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	sakuba'e／i akubyba'e
-sab(a)	akupaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe rakub	nde rakub	sakub	oré rakub	îandé rakub	pe rakub
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe rakub	ta nde rakub	ta sakub	t'oré rakub	t'îandé rakub	ta pe rakub
Negative indicative	na xe rakubi	na nde rakubi	na sakubi	n'oré rakubi	n'îandé rakubi	na pe rakubi
Negative imperative		nde rakub umẽ				pe rakub umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe rakub umẽ	ta nde rakub umẽ	ta sakub umẽ	t'oré rakub umẽ	t'îandé rakub umẽ	ta pe rakub umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe rakubamo	nde rakubamo	o akubamo	oré rakubamo	îandé rakubamo	pe rakubamo
Negative	xe rakube'ymamo	nde rakube'ymamo	o akube'ymamo	oré rakube'ymamo	îandé rakube'ymamo	pe rakube'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	akuba
Negative	akube'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe rakubi2		sakubi2	oré rakubi2	îandé rakubi2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe rakube'ymi2		sakube'ymi2	oré rakube'ymi2	îandé rakube'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Related terms

• akuba
• moakub
• nhemoakub
• pirakubora

 

Descendants

• Nheengatu: akú
• → Brazilian Portuguese: acu

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “akuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 26, column 1