pûer

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pʷer (ancient), from Proto-Tupian *pʷet (ancient).[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní -re and Paraguayan Guaraní -kue.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pûer (noun form pûera)

  1. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)
    ybyrapûeraold tree
    • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, compiled by Eduardo de Almeida Navarro and Helder Perri Ferreira, Poemas: lírica portuguesa e tupi (Poetas do Brasil; 5), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 104:
      Aroŷrõ xe rekopûera.
      I hate my old law.
  2. ex; former; then (previously but no longer)
  3. obsolete
  4. extinct
  5. finished

Declension

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: kwera

References

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  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 411