くつ
Japanese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of くつ – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, くつ (kutsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as くつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くつ. |
Etymology 2
| Alternative spelling |
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| 口 |
/kutu/ → /kut͡su/
From Old Japanese. Appears in compound terms listed in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 938 CE.
The ancient combining form of modern 口 (kuchi).[1] Likely the original form.
No longer productive in modern Japanese. Only found in older compounds.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟t͡sɨ]
- The pitch accent is derived from the entire compound word.
Noun
くつ • (kutsu)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
| Alternative spelling |
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| 朽つ |
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟t͡sɨ]
Verb
くつ • (kutsu) †nidan
- 朽つ: Classical Japanese form of くちる (kuchiru)
Conjugation
| Stem forms | |||
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| Irrealis (未然形) | くち | kuti | |
| Continuative (連用形) | くち | kuti | |
| Terminal (終止形) | くつ | kutu | |
| Attributive (連体形) | くつる | kuturu | |
| Realis (已然形) | くつれ | kuture | |
| Imperative (命令形) | くちよ | kutiyo | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | くちず | kutizu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | くつれど | kuturedo | |
| Causal conjunction | くつれば | kutureba | |
| Conditional conjunction | くちば | kutiba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | くちき | kutiki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | くちけり | kutikeri | |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | くちつ | kutitu | |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | くちぬ | kutinu | |
| Perfect-continuative tense | くちたり | kutitari | |
| Volitional | くちむ | kutimu | |
Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of くつ – see the following entries: 倔, 屈 |
(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 倔, 屈.)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “朽”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006