kyr
See also: kýr
English edit
Noun edit
kyr (plural kyrs)
- Abbreviation of kiloyear.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kyr m or f
- indefinite plural of ku
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kyr
- indefinite plural of ku
Old Tupi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kɨt.[1] Doublet of akyr.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ky.
Adjective edit
kyr
- green; unripe (not ready for harvesting)
- Synonym: akyr
- immature (not fully formed or developed; not grown)
- gestating; unborn (still in gestation inside the womb)
- membykyra ― gestating son
- (of leaves) tender (soft and easily chewed)
- Synonym: tang
Declension edit
Declension of kyr (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
Adjectival forms | ||||||
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Active | ||||||
Indicative | xe kyr | nde kyr | i kyr | oré kyr | îandé kyr | pe kyr |
Imperative | ||||||
Permissive | ta xe kyr | ta nde kyr | t'i kyr | t'oré kyr | t'îandé kyr | ta pe kyr |
Negative indicative | na xe kyri | na nde kyri | n'i kyri | n'oré kyri | n'îandé kyri | na pe kyri |
Negative imperative | nde kyr umẽ | pe kyr umẽ | ||||
Negative permissive | ta xe kyr umẽ | ta nde kyr umẽ | t'i kyr umẽ | t'oré kyr umẽ | t'îandé kyr umẽ | ta pe kyr umẽ |
Gerund | ||||||
Affirmative | xe kyramo | nde kyramo | o kyramo | oré kyramo | îandé kyramo | pe kyramo |
Negative | xe kyre'ymamo | nde kyre'ymamo | o kyre'ymamo | oré kyre'ymamo | îandé kyre'ymamo | pe kyre'ymamo |
Nominal forms | ||||||
Infinitive | ||||||
Affirmative | kyra | |||||
Negative | kyre'yma | |||||
Circumstantial | ||||||
Affirmative | xe kyramo | o kyramo | oré kyramo | îandé kyramo | ||
xe kyri1 | i kyri1 | oré kyri1 | îandé kyri1 | |||
Negative | xe kyre'ymamo | o kyre'ymamo | oré kyre'ymamo | îandé kyre'ymamo | ||
xe kyre'ymi1 | i kyre'ymi1 | oré kyre'ymi1 | îandé kyre'ymi1 | |||
1North Tupi |
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
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Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní okyha and Mbyá Guaraní oky.
Verb edit
kyr (first-person singular active indicative akyr, first-person singular negative active indicative nakyri, noun kyra) (intransitive)
Descendants edit
- Nheengatu: kiri
References edit
Further reading edit
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kyr”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 248, column 1
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kyra”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 248, column 1