akub

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈkuβ/
Rhymes: -uβ
Hyphenation: a‧kub

Adjective

akub (IIa class pluriform, R1 rakub, R2 sakub, noun form akuba)

hot
feverish (having a fever)

Declension

Declension of akub (IIa pluriform, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

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

Deadjectivals
Causative	moakub
-ba'e	sakuba'e / i akubyba'e
-sab(a)	akupaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe rakub	nde rakub	sakub	oré rakub	îandé rakub	pe rakub
Imperative		nde rakub				pe rakub
Permissive	ta xe rakub	ta nde rakub	ta sakub	t'oré rakub	t'îandé rakub	ta pe rakub
Negative indicative	na xe rakubi	na nde rakubi	na sakubi	n'oré rakubi	n'îandé rakubi	na pe rakubi
Negative imperative		nde rakub umẽ				pe rakub umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe rakub umẽ	ta nde rakub umẽ	ta sakub umẽ	t'oré rakub umẽ	t'îandé rakub umẽ	ta pe rakub umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe rakubamo	nde rakubamo	o akubamo	oré rakubamo	îandé rakubamo	pe rakubamo
Negative	xe rakube'ymamo	nde rakube'ymamo	o akube'ymamo	oré rakube'ymamo	îandé rakube'ymamo	pe rakube'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	akuba
Negative	akube'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund¹
Affirmative	xe rakubi²		sakubi²	oré rakubi²	îandé rakubi²
Negative	same as gerund¹
Negative	xe rakube'ymi²		sakube'ymi²	oré rakube'ymi²	îandé rakube'ymi²
¹South Tupi ²North Tupi

Related terms

akuba
moakub
nhemoakub
pirakubora

Descendants

Nheengatu: akú
→ Brazilian Portuguese: acu

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “akuba”, 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 26, column 1