gûasem
Old Tupi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *w-acẽP, from Proto-Tupian *atẽP.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gûasem (first-person singular active indicative agûasem, first-person singular negative active indicative nagûasemi, noun gûasema) (intransitive)
Usage notes edit
Old Tupi had three distinct verbs that translated to arrive, depending on the route taken: gûasem or syk when arriving by land and îepotar when arriving by water. With the evolution of the language and further contact with Portuguese, all three were considered synonyms by the 18th century.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gûasem (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Descendants edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “gûasem”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 136, column 1