kyr

See also: kýr

English

Noun

kyr (plural kyrs)

1. Abbreviation of kiloyear.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kuer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çyːr/

Noun

kyr m or f

1. indefinite plural of ku

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kjy, kye, kyre, kuer (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çyːr/, [çyʷːr]

Noun

kyr

1. indefinite plural of ku

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɨɾ]
• Rhymes: -ɨɾ
• Hyphenation: kyr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kɨr, from Proto-Tupian *kɨt. Doublet of akyr.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ky.

Adjective

kyr (noun form kyra)

1. green; unripe (not ready for harvesting)

   Synonym: akyr

2. immature (not fully formed or developed; not grown)
3. gestating; unborn (still in gestation inside the womb)

   membykyra ― gestating son

4. (of leaves) tender (soft and easily chewed)

   Synonym: tang

Declension

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

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

Causative	mongyr
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i kyryba'e
-sab(a)	kysaba／kyraba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe kyr	nde kyr	i kyr	oré kyr	îandé kyr	pe kyr
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe kyr	ta nde kyr	t'i kyr	t'oré kyr	t'îandé kyr	ta pe kyr
Negative indicative	na xe kyri	na nde kyri	n'i kyri	n'oré kyri	n'îandé kyri	na pe kyri
Negative imperative		nde kyr umẽ				pe kyr umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe kyr umẽ	ta nde kyr umẽ	t'i kyr umẽ	t'oré kyr umẽ	t'îandé kyr umẽ	ta pe kyr umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe kyramo	nde kyramo	o kyramo	oré kyramo	îandé kyramo	pe kyramo
Negative	xe kyre'ymamo	nde kyre'ymamo	o kyre'ymamo	oré kyre'ymamo	îandé kyre'ymamo	pe kyre'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	kyra
Negative	kyre'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe kyri2		i kyri2	oré kyri2	îandé kyri2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe kyre'ymi2		i kyre'ymi2	oré kyre'ymi2	îandé kyre'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Related terms

• kybykyra
• kãngyra
• membykyra
• pirakyra

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní okyha and Mbyá Guaraní oky.

Verb

kyr (first-person singular active indicative akyr, first-person singular negative active indicative n'akyri, noun kyra) (intransitive)

1. to rain
2. to drop (to fall in drops or droplets)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of kyr (intransitive, R-ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

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

Causative	mongyr
Causative-comitative	erokyr
Deverbals
-ba'e	okyryba'e
-sab(a)	kysaba／kyraba
-sar(a)	kysara／kyrara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	akyr	erekyr	okyr	orokyr	îakyr	pekyr
Permissive	t'akyr	t'erekyr	t'okyr	t'orokyr	t'îakyr	ta pekyr
Imperative		ekyr				pekyr
Negative indicative	n'akyri	n'erekyri	n'okyri	n'orokyri	n'îakyri	na pekyri
Negative permissive	t'akyr umẽ	t'erekyr umẽ	t'okyr umẽ	t'orokyr umẽ	t'îakyr umẽ	ta pekyr umẽ
Negative imperative		ekyr umẽ				pekyr umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	gûiky	eky	oky	oroky	îaky	peky
Negative	gûikyre'yma	ekyre'yma	okyre'yma	orokyre'yma	îakyre'yma	pekyre'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	kyra
Negative	kyre'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe kyri		i kyri	oré kyri	îandé kyri
Negative	xe kyre'ymi		i kyre'ymi	oré kyre'ymi	îandé kyre'ymi

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kiri

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kyr”, 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 248, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kyra”, 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 248, column 1