gûasu

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣʷaˈsu ~ waˈsu/.

Adjective

gûasu

  1. big.

Usage notes
  • -gûasu was the form used after a word ending in a stressed vowel; otherwise it would be -usu.

Adverb

gûasu

  1. very.

Usage notes
  • -gûasu was the form used after a word ending in a stressed vowel; otherwise it would be -usu.

Determiner

gûasu

  1. many; much.

Usage notes
  • -gûasu was the form used after a word ending in a stressed vowel; otherwise it would be -usu.
  • -gûasu/-usu could be meant as a determiner even if it was suffixed to a verb: it could modify the subject of intransitive verbs to which it was suffixed, and the direct object of transitive verbs.

References
  • Barbosa, A. Lemos; 1956; Curso de Tupi Antigo; Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José.
  • Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida; 2013; Dicionário do Tupi Antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: Global.
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