Rerityba

Old Tupi

Etymology

From reri (“oyster”) +‎ tyba (“gathering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɛ.ɾiˈtɨ.βa/
• Rhymes: -ɨβa
• Hyphenation: Re‧ri‧ty‧ba

Proper noun

Rerityba

1. (now historical) A former Tupian village in Espírito Santo, Brazil, which originated nowadays Anchieta.
   • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, chapter XXXI, in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ] [Booklet of various poems], page 31, column 1, lines 17–20; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 70:

     Rereritiba^[sic] xeretãma / taba angaturãgatu / xeanãma xembou / tupã cig repiacarãma.

     [Rerityba xe retama / tabangaturãngatu / Xe anama xe mboú / Tupã sy repîakarama.]

     Rerityba, my land, a very prosperous village. My family made me come and see the mother of God.

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Reritiba