逸早し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逸	早
いち Grade: S (ateji)	はや Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spellings
逸早し (kyūjitai) 逸速し いち早し

Etymology

Compound of 逸 (ichi-, “very, excellent”, ateji) + classical adjective 早し (hayashi), modern 早い (hayai, “early, fast”).

The prefix ichi- is cognate with adverbs 甚 (ita, ito, “painfully; greatly, much, very”).

Adjective

逸(いち)早(はや)し • (ichihayashi) ^†-ku

1. (archaic) quick, swift
2. (archaic) harsh, unforgiving
3. (archaic) fierce, with great power

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "逸早し" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	逸早く[1] 逸早から[2]	いちはやく いちはやから	itifayaku itifayakara
Continuative (連用形)	逸早く[1] 逸早かり[2]	いちはやく いちはやかり	itifayaku itifayakari
Terminal (終止形)	逸早し	いちはやし	itifayasi
Attributive (連体形)	逸早き 逸早かる	いちはやき いちはやかる	itifayaki itifayakaru
Realis (已然形)	逸早けれ	いちはやけれ	itifayakere
Imperative (命令形)	逸早かれ	いちはやかれ	itifayakare
Key constructions
Negative	逸早からず	いちはやからず	itifayakarazu
Contrasting conjunction	逸早けれど	いちはやけれど	itifayakeredo
Causal conjunction	逸早ければ	いちはやければ	itifayakereba
Conditional conjunction	逸早くば	いちはやくば	itifayakuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	逸早かりき	いちはやかりき	itifayakariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	逸早かりけり	いちはやかりけり	itifayakarikeri
Adverbial	逸早く	いちはやく	itifayaku
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms

• 逸早(いちはや)い (ichihayai, modern form)
• 逸早(いちはや)く (ichihayaku)
• 逸早(いちはや)ぶ (ichihayabu)

See also

• 逸早(いちはや) (ichihaya)