e'ẽ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ee"

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *eʔẽ.

Adjective

e'ẽ (IIa class pluriform, R1 re'ẽ, R2 se'ẽ, noun form e'ẽ)

1. tasty (having a pleasant or satisfying flavor)

   Synonym: é

2. sweet

   takûare'ẽ

   sugarcane

   (literally, “sweet bamboo”)

3. salty
   • 1622, anonymous author, “Agoa salgada”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 24; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

     Ig-eẽ.

     ['Ye'ẽ.]

     Seawater.

     (literally, “Salty water.”)

Declension

    Declension of e'ẽ (IIa pluriform, nasal vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

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

Causative	moe'ẽ
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	se'ẽba'e
-sab(a)	e'ẽsaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe re'ẽ	nde re'ẽ	se'ẽ	oré re'ẽ	îandé re'ẽ	pe re'ẽ
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe re'ẽ	ta nde re'ẽ	ta se'ẽ	t'oré re'ẽ	t'îandé re'ẽ	ta pe re'ẽ
Negative indicative	na xe re'ẽî	na nde re'ẽî	na se'ẽî	n'oré re'ẽî	n'îandé re'ẽî	na pe re'ẽî
Negative imperative		nde re'ẽ umẽ				pe re'ẽ umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe re'ẽ umẽ	ta nde re'ẽ umẽ	ta se'ẽ umẽ	t'oré re'ẽ umẽ	t'îandé re'ẽ umẽ	ta pe re'ẽ umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe re'ẽnamo	nde re'ẽnamo	o e'ẽnamo	oré re'ẽnamo	îandé re'ẽnamo	pe re'ẽnamo
Negative	xe re'ẽe'ymamo	nde re'ẽe'ymamo	o e'ẽe'ymamo	oré re'ẽe'ymamo	îandé re'ẽe'ymamo	pe re'ẽe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	e'ẽ
Negative	e'ẽe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe re'ẽû2		se'ẽû2	oré re'ẽû2	îandé re'ẽû2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe re'ẽe'ymi2		se'ẽe'ymi2	oré re'ẽe'ymi2	îandé re'ẽe'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Related terms

• 'ye'ẽ
• aratue'ẽ
• e'ẽbyk
• e'ẽmoxy
• kaîue'ẽ
• takûare'ẽ

Descendants

• Nheengatu: seẽ

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “e'ẽ”, 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 90, column 1