membek

Old Tupi

Adjective

membek (noun form membeka)

soft (easily giving way under pressure)
Synonym: pub

Antonym: atã
(figurative) feeble; weak
(figurative) coward
Synonyms: abangab, ekoetee'ym, manem

Declension

Declension of membek (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	momembek
-ba'e	i membekyba'e
-sab(a)	membekaba
	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 membek	nde membek	i membek	oré membek	îandé membek	pe membek
Imperative		nde membek				pe membek
Permissive	ta xe membek	ta nde membek	t'i membek	t'oré membek	t'îandé membek	ta pe membek
Negative indicative	na xe membeki	na nde membeki	n'i membeki	n'oré membeki	n'îandé membeki	na pe membeki
Negative imperative		nde membek umẽ				pe membek umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe membek umẽ	ta nde membek umẽ	t'i membek umẽ	t'oré membek umẽ	t'îandé membek umẽ	ta pe membek umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe membekamo	nde membekamo	o membekamo	oré membekamo	îandé membekamo	pe membekamo
Negative	xe membeke'ymamo	nde membeke'ymamo	o membeke'ymamo	oré membeke'ymamo	îandé membeke'ymamo	pe membeke'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	membeka
Negative	membeke'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund¹
Affirmative	xe membeki²		i membeki²	oré membeki²	îandé membeki²
Negative	same as gerund¹
Negative	xe membeke'ymi²		i membeke'ymi²	oré membeke'ymi²	îandé membeke'ymi²
¹South Tupi ²North Tupi

Related terms

itamembeka

Verb

membek (first-person singular active indicative amembek, first-person singular negative active indicative n'amembeki, noun membeka) (intransitive)

to soften (to become soft or softer)
Synonym: nhemoapapub
to melt (to become a liquid)
(figurative) to chicken out
Synonym: îemoabangab

Conjugation

Conjugation of membek (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

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

Deverbals
Causative	momembek
Causative-comitative	eromembek
-ba'e	omembekyba'e
-sab(a)	membekaba
-sar(a)	membekara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	amembek	eremembek	omembek	oromembek	îamembek	pemembek
Permissive	t'amembek	t'eremembek	t'omembek	t'oromembek	t'îamembek	ta pemembek
Imperative		emembek				pemembek
Negative indicative	n'amembeki	n'eremembeki	n'omembeki	n'oromembeki	n'îamembeki	na pemembeki
Negative permissive	t'amembek umẽ	t'eremembek umẽ	t'omembek umẽ	t'oromembek umẽ	t'îamembek umẽ	ta pemembek umẽ
Negative imperative		emembek umẽ				pemembek umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	gûimembeka	emembeka	omembeka	oromembeka	îamembeka	pemembeka
Negative	gûimembeke'yma	emembeke'yma	omembeke'yma	oromembeke'yma	îamembeke'yma	pemembeke'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	membeka
Negative	membeke'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe membeki		i membeki	oré membeki	îandé membeki
Negative	xe membeke'ymi		i membeke'ymi	oré membeke'ymi	îandé membeke'ymi

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “membek”, 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 275, column 1
Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “membeka”, 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 275, columns 1–2