ausu

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Meaning:	“having donned, dressed”
Word class:	adjective
Language:	TB
Lexeme variants:	ausu; ausū
Number:	singular
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	3
Case:	nominative
Gender:	masculine
Inflection class:
Nom. sg. (masc.):	-u
Obl. sg. (masc.):	-oṣ
Nom. pl. (masc.):	-oṣ

Paradigm

	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f	du.m	du.f
nom	ausu
voc
acc
gen
loc
comit
inst
abl
perl
all
caus

Lexeme family

• wäs-
  • wäs- “to don, wear (clothes)” gv
    • wäs- “to don, wear (clothes)” gv.prs9a

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      3	yäṣṣītär	yäskeṃtär

      • yäṣalle “to don, wear (clothes)” part.prs9a

        	sg.m
        nom	yäṣalle

    • wäs- “to don, wear (clothes)” gv.subj1

      	sg.mid
      3	wastär

      • wastsi “clothes, garment” inf.n.subj1

        	sg	pl
        nom	wastsi	wästsanma
        acc	wastsi	wästsanma
        gen	wästsintse
        comit	wastsimpa
        abl	wästsimeṃ

    • wäs- “to don, wear (clothes)” gv.pret3

      	sg.mid
      2	wäsātai
      3	wässāte

      • ausu “having donned, dressed” part.pret3

        	sg.m
        nom	ausu

        • ausor “donning, wearing” abstr.pret3

          	sg
          nom	ausor
          acc	ausor
          abl	ausormeṃ

  • wäs- “to dress sb., let wear” kaus
    • wäs- “to dress sb., let wear” kaus.prs/subj9a

      	sg.mid
      3	wasästär

Occurrences

ausū

1	THT 337 a4	ājivike śem rätreṃ kampās{†ä}	ausū	ṣai • upanande cewmeṃ
2	THT 343 b7	/// b7 /// kerccäpo	ausū	ers(na) ///

ausu

1	IOL Toch 307 b5	yase kwīpe : śīlne	ausu	; b6
2	PK AS 18A b1	ājīvike śem rätreṃ kampāl	ausu	• upanande ceu kampāl
3	PK NS 28 b4	; ya(se) (kwipe) (śīlne)	(ausu)	; (laukañe) ; (pelaiknene)
4	PK NS 103 b2	lukṣy(eṃ) nt(a) /// b2	ausu	cau kraupene yopsa mäkte
5	SI P 1 b2	(yase)-kw(i)peṣṣe ; wastsy āstren	ausu	; peñyacce • kwäntsaññe
6	THT 32 b4	ṣṣäṃ kärstoṣ wastsi ṣek	ausu	; rīne ymai ṣamāne
7	THT 44 a5	wartone : kaṣār nauṣ	ausu	; yā /// ///
8	THT 92 b2	kākatsi (kärsto)ṣ w(a){ṣ→s}tsi ;	ausu	samp ; wawākauwa ;
9	THT 99 a1	śokagārne yopsa krakecce wassi	aua2(su)	(॥) (sā) (no) (ña)ke
10	THT 144 b5	aṣca /// b5 ///	ausu	ce ·ai ///
11	THT 254 b3	säkw yaitu ke(kts)e(ñä) noṅk	(au)su	/// b4 /// – –
12	THT 255 b2	yaitu ; kektseñä noṅk	ausu	ramt ; pakware ;
13	THT 1374.y a1	a1 /// kenek	ausu	·e /// b1 ///