mirĩ

See also: miri, Miri, mirí, and mirî

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mirĩ, from Proto-Tupian *mirĩ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [miˈɾĩ]
    • Rhymes: -ĩ
    • Hyphenation: mi‧rĩ

    Adjective

    mirĩ (noun form mirĩ)

    1. little (small in size)
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mirĩ
    2. short (having a small height)
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mirĩ

    Declension

        Declension of mirĩ (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 momirĩ
    Deadjectivals
    -ba'e i mirĩba'e
    -sab(a) mirĩsaba
    Singular Singular & Plural Plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
    Adjectival forms
    Active
    Indicative xe mirĩ nde mirĩ i mirĩ oré mirĩ îandé mirĩ pe mirĩ
    Imperative
    Permissive ta xe mirĩ ta nde mirĩ t'i mirĩ t'oré mirĩ t'îandé mirĩ ta pe mirĩ
    Negative indicative na xe mirĩ na nde mirĩ n'i mirĩ n'oré mirĩ n'îandé mirĩ na pe mirĩ
    Negative imperative nde mirĩ umẽ pe mirĩ umẽ
    Negative permissive ta xe mirĩ umẽ ta nde mirĩ umẽ t'i mirĩ umẽ t'oré mirĩ umẽ t'îandé mirĩ umẽ ta pe mirĩ umẽ
    Gerund
    Affirmative xe mirĩnamo nde mirĩnamo o mirĩnamo oré mirĩnamo îandé mirĩnamo pe mirĩnamo
    Negative xe mirĩe'ymamo nde mirĩe'ymamo o mirĩe'ymamo oré mirĩe'ymamo îandé mirĩe'ymamo pe mirĩe'ymamo
    Nominal forms
    Infinitive
    Affirmative mirĩ
    Negative mirĩe'yma
    Circumstantial
    Affirmative same as gerund1
    xe mirĩû2 i mirĩû2 oré mirĩû2 îandé mirĩû2
    Negative same as gerund1
    xe mirĩe'ymi2 i mirĩe'ymi2 oré mirĩe'ymi2 îandé mirĩe'ymi2
    1South Tupi
    2North Tupi

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: mirĩ
    • → Brazilian Portuguese: mirim

    Adverb

    mirĩ

    1. a little (to a small extent or degree)

    Noun

    mirĩ (possessable)

    1. small thing

    Further reading

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