-gûasu

== Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === -ûasu -usu (with paroxitones) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu, from Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu. Cognate with Mbya Guarani guaxu and Paraguayan Guarani guasu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡʷaˈsu] Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: -gûa‧su === Suffix === -gûasu forms the augmentative of nouns ‎paranã (“sea”) + ‎-gûasu → ‎paranãgûasu (“ocean”, literally “big sea”) much; many very; a lot ==== Usage notes ==== -ûasu/-gûasu was the form used after a word ending in a stressed vowel; otherwise it would be -usu. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: -wasú → Portuguese: -açu, -guaçu === References === Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (1998), Método Moderno de Tupi Antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos [Modern method of Old Tupi: the language of Brazil's early centuries]‎[1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, São Paulo: Global Editora, published 2005, →ISBN, pages 125–126, 382–383 Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “-ûasu”, 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, pages 492–493