神さぶ
Japanese
Etymology 1
By surface analysis, 神 (kamu, “god”, bound form of 神 (kami)) + さぶ (-sabu, suffix forming upper-bigrade–conjugating verbs).
Kansabu is an alteration of kamusabu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka̠mɯ̟sa̠bɯ̟]
- IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃sa̠bɯ̟]
Verb
神さぶ or 神さぶ • (kamusabu or kansabu) intransitive †nidan (Classical Japanese)
- to appear divine; to conduct oneself with sublimity
- to appear old, hermitic; to give off an air of old age
- (inanimate) to age, to be aged
- Synonym: 古びる (furubiru)
Conjugation
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 神さび | かむさび | kamusabi |
| Continuative (連用形) | 神さび | かむさび | kamusabi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 神さぶ | かむさぶ | kamusabu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 神さぶる | かむさぶる | kamusaburu |
| Realis (已然形) | 神さぶれ | かむさぶれ | kamusabure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 神さびよ | かむさびよ | kamusabiyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 神さびず | かむさびず | kamusabizu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 神さぶれど | かむさぶれど | kamusaburedo |
| Causal conjunction | 神さぶれば | かむさぶれば | kamusabureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 神さびば | かむさびば | kamusabiba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 神さびき | かむさびき | kamusabiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 神さびけり | かむさびけり | kamusabikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 神さびつ | かむさびつ | kamusabitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 神さびぬ | かむさびぬ | kamusabinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 神さびたり | かむさびたり | kamusabitari |
| Volitional | 神さびむ | かむさびむ | kamusabimu |
Etymology 2
By surface analysis, 神 (kami, “god”) + さぶ (-sabu, suffix forming upper-bigrade–conjugating verbs). May be an alteration of kamusabu above, or developed independently.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka̠mʲisa̠bɯ̟]
Verb
神さぶ • (kamisabu) intransitive †nidan
- to appear divine; to conduct oneself with sublimity
- to appear old, hermitic; to give off an air of old age
- (inanimate) to age, to be aged
- Synonym: 古びる (furubiru)
Conjugation
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 神さび | かみさび | kamisabi |
| Continuative (連用形) | 神さび | かみさび | kamisabi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 神さぶ | かみさぶ | kamisabu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 神さぶる | かみさぶる | kamisaburu |
| Realis (已然形) | 神さぶれ | かみさぶれ | kamisabure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 神さびよ | かみさびよ | kamisabiyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 神さびず | かみさびず | kamisabizu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 神さぶれど | かみさぶれど | kamisaburedo |
| Causal conjunction | 神さぶれば | かみさぶれば | kamisabureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 神さびば | かみさびば | kamisabiba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 神さびき | かみさびき | kamisabiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 神さびけり | かみさびけり | kamisabikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 神さびつ | かみさびつ | kamisabitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 神さびぬ | かみさびぬ | kamisabinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 神さびたり | かみさびたり | kamisabitari |
| Volitional | 神さびむ | かみさびむ | kamisabimu |
Synonyms
- (Modern Japanese) 神さびる (kamisabiru), 神さびる (kamusabiru)