aíb

Old Tupi

Etymology

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aiβ.

Adjective

aíb (noun form aíba)

1. wicked; evil
2. rough (approximate; hasty or careless; not finished)
3. impassable (incapable of being passed over)
4. debilitated; weakened
5. old (having existed for a relatively long period of time)

   Synonym: pûer

6. worn (damaged and shabby as a result of much use)
7. weak (lacking in force)

Declension

    Declension of aíb (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	moaíb
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i aiba'e／i aibyba'e
-sab(a)	aipaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe aíb	nde aíb	i aíb	oré aíb	îandé aíb	pe aíb
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe aíb	ta nde aíb	t'i aíb	t'oré aíb	t'îandé aíb	ta pe aíb
Negative indicative	na xe aíbi	na nde aíbi	n'i aíbi	n'oré aíbi	n'îandé aíbi	na pe aíbi
Negative imperative		nde aíb umẽ				pe aíb umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe aíb umẽ	ta nde aíb umẽ	t'i aíb umẽ	t'oré aíb umẽ	t'îandé aíb umẽ	ta pe aíb umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe aíbamo	nde aíbamo	o aíbamo	oré aíbamo	îandé aíbamo	pe aíbamo
Negative	xe aibe'ymamo	nde aibe'ymamo	o aibe'ymamo	oré aibe'ymamo	îandé aibe'ymamo	pe aibe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	aíba
Negative	aibe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe aíbi2		i aíbi2	oré aíbi2	îandé aíbi2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe aibe'ymi2		i aibe'ymi2	oré aibe'ymi2	îandé aibe'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Derived terms

• aíba

 

Adverb

aíb

1. badly (in a bad manner)
2. falsely
3. insultingly
4. somewhat; -ish

Derived terms

• tingaíba

 

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “aíba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 16, columns 1–2