abaeté

Old Tupi

Etymology 1

From abá +‎ eté.

Noun

abaeté (unpossessable)

1. honorable man

   Synonym: angaturama

2. (Late Tupi) manumitted man
3. (Late Tupi, Christianity) layman (man who is not an ordained cleric)

   Synonyms: abanhẽ, karaibeté

Descendants

• Nheengatu: awaeté
• → Brazilian Portuguese: abaetê, Abaeté

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• abaîté

Adjective

abaeté (noun form abaeté)

1. terrifying; frightening (capable of causing fear)
2. powerful; mighty

Declension

    Declension of abaeté (oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

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

Causative	moabaeté
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i abaeteba'e
-sab(a)	abaeteaba／abaetesaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe abaeté	nde abaeté	i abaeté	oré abaeté	îandé abaeté	pe abaeté
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe abaeté	ta nde abaeté	t'i abaeté	t'oré abaeté	t'îandé abaeté	ta pe abaeté
Negative indicative	na xe abaetéî	na nde abaetéî	n'i abaetéî	n'oré abaetéî	n'îandé abaetéî	na pe abaetéî
Negative imperative		nde abaeté umẽ				pe abaeté umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe abaeté umẽ	ta nde abaeté umẽ	t'i abaeté umẽ	t'oré abaeté umẽ	t'îandé abaeté umẽ	ta pe abaeté umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe abaetéramo	nde abaetéramo	o abaetéramo	oré abaetéramo	îandé abaetéramo	pe abaetéramo
Negative	xe abaetee'ymamo	nde abaetee'ymamo	o abaetee'ymamo	oré abaetee'ymamo	îandé abaetee'ymamo	pe abaetee'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	abaeté
Negative	abaetee'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe abaetéû2		i abaetéû2	oré abaetéû2	îandé abaetéû2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe abaetee'ymi2		i abaetee'ymi2	oré abaetee'ymi2	îandé abaetee'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Descendants

• ⇒ Nheengatu: yawaité

Noun

abaeté (possessable)

1. terror (intense dread, fright, or fear)
2. bravery; courage

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “abaeté”, 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, pages 6–7