pinim

See also: pɨ́nɨm

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pinim.

Adjective

pinim (noun form pinima)

1. freckly; spotted (sprinkled with spots)

   Synonym: piting

Declension

    Declension of pinim (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

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

Causative	mopínim
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i pinimyba'e
-sab(a)	pinimbaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe pinim	nde pinim	i pinim	oré pinim	îandé pinim	pe pinim
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe pinim	ta nde pinim	t'i pinim	t'oré pinim	t'îandé pinim	ta pe pinim
Negative indicative	na xe pinimi	na nde pinimi	n'i pinimi	n'oré pinimi	n'îandé pinimi	na pe pinimi
Negative imperative		nde pinim umẽ				pe pinim umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe pinim umẽ	ta nde pinim umẽ	t'i pinim umẽ	t'oré pinim umẽ	t'îandé pinim umẽ	ta pe pinim umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe pinimamo	nde pinimamo	o pinimamo	oré pinimamo	îandé pinimamo	pe pinimamo
Negative	xe pinime'ymamo	nde pinime'ymamo	o pinime'ymamo	oré pinime'ymamo	îandé pinime'ymamo	pe pinime'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	pinima
Negative	pinime'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe pinimi2		i pinimi2	oré pinimi2	îandé pinimi2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe pinime'ymi2		i pinime'ymi2	oré pinime'ymi2	îandé pinime'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Related terms

• akarapinima
• amorepinima
• aratupinima
• gûararapinima
• gûaîapinima
• karamurupinima
• karapinima
• kararapinima
• kurûatapinima
• narinaripinima
• piku'ipinima
• pinima
• pinĩpinim
• pirapinima
• sokopinima
• takûapinima
• ybyrapinima
• yperupinima
• îabeburapinima
• îakarepinima
• Ûyraûasupinima

References

• anonymous author (1622), “Pintas ter como os sardos, e quaisquer outras semelhãtes”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 78: “Xepinim [Xe pinim]”
• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “pinima”, 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 384, column 1