pitera

See also: Pitera and Piterà

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi pyter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈtɛ.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾa
• Hyphenation: pi‧te‧ra

Verb

pitera (transitive)

1. to suck, to sip
2. (archaic) to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of pitera
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	affirmative	apitera	repitera	upitera	yapitera	pepitera	upitera
	negative	ti apitera	ti repitera	ti upitera	ti yapitera	ti pepitera	ti upitera
imperative	affirmative		repitera		yapitera	pepitera
	negative		te repitera		te yapitera	te pepitera

Derived terms

• piterakari (archaic)

References

• Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “pitera”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 619