茂さぶ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しみ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
繁さぶ

Etymology

(しみ) (shimi, growing thickly, an element also found in (しみ) (shimini)[1]) + さぶ (-sabu, to act like, to become like (the noun suffixed)[1][2], a suffix which forms upper bigrade conjugation verbs from nouns,[1][2] superseded by さびる (-sabiru))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕimʲisa̠bɯ̟]

Verb

(しみ)さぶ • (shimisabuintransitive nidan

  1. (of vegetation) to grow thick
    Synonym: 繁茂する (hanmo suru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "茂さぶ" (バ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 茂さび しみさび simisabi
Continuative (連用形) 茂さび しみさび simisabi
Terminal (終止形) 茂さぶ しみさぶ simisabu
Attributive (連体形) 茂さぶる しみさぶる simisaburu
Realis (已然形) 茂さぶれ しみさぶれ simisabure
Imperative (命令形) 茂さびよ しみさびよ simisabiyo
Key constructions
Negative 茂さびず しみさびず simisabizu
Contrasting conjunction 茂さぶれど しみさぶれど simisaburedo
Causal conjunction 茂さぶれば しみさぶれば simisabureba
Conditional conjunction 茂さびば しみさびば simisabiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 茂さびき しみさびき simisabiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 茂さびけり しみさびけり simisabikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 茂さびつ しみさびつ simisabitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 茂さびぬ しみさびぬ simisabinu
Perfect-continuative tense 茂さびたり しみさびたり simisabitari
Volitional 茂さびむ しみさびむ simisabimu

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 茂さぶ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN