atã

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-aˈtã/

Adjective

atã

Usage notes

The stem atã could never be used inside a sentence without a prefix. The infinitives were satã (“a thing being hard”) and tatã (“a person being hard”); the form -ratã would be used in combination with words ending in a stressed vowel; and the form -atã would be used in combination with other words.

References

LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

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