飢う
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 飢 |
| う Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 餓う |
From Old Japanese.
Verb
飢う • (uu) intransitive †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to starve, be hungry
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "飢う" (ワ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 飢ゑ | うゑ | uwe |
| Continuative (連用形) | 飢ゑ | うゑ | uwe |
| Terminal (終止形) | 飢う | うう | uu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 飢うる | ううる | uuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 飢うれ | ううれ | uure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 飢ゑよ | うゑよ | uweyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 飢ゑず | うゑず | uwezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 飢うれど | ううれど | uuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 飢うれば | ううれば | uureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 飢ゑば | うゑば | uweba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 飢ゑき | うゑき | uweki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 飢ゑけり | うゑけり | uwekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 飢ゑつ | うゑつ | uwetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 飢ゑぬ | うゑぬ | uwenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 飢ゑたり | うゑたり | uwetari |
| Volitional | 飢ゑむ | うゑむ | uwemu |
Derived terms
- 飢える (ueru, modern form)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 飢 |
| かつ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Verb
飢う • (katsuu) intransitive †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to starve, be hungry
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "飢う" (ワ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 飢ゑ | かつゑ | katwe |
| Continuative (連用形) | 飢ゑ | かつゑ | katwe |
| Terminal (終止形) | 飢う | かつう | katuu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 飢うる | かつうる | katuuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 飢うれ | かつうれ | katuure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 飢ゑよ | かつゑよ | katweyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 飢ゑず | かつゑず | katwezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 飢うれど | かつうれど | katuuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 飢うれば | かつうれば | katuureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 飢ゑば | かつゑば | katweba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 飢ゑき | かつゑき | katweki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 飢ゑけり | かつゑけり | katwekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 飢ゑつ | かつゑつ | katwetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 飢ゑぬ | かつゑぬ | katwenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 飢ゑたり | かつゑたり | katwetari |
| Volitional | 飢ゑむ | かつゑむ | katwemu |
Derived terms
- 飢える (katsueru, modern form)