karsoy

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Meaning:	“to know, understand, recognize”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	kärsā-
Lexeme variants:	karsoy
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	optative
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	subjunctive
Stem class:	5
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	karsoym, kārsau, kārsau-ne
2	kārsāt
3	karsoy, kārsaṃ	karsoyeṃ		kärsoytär, karsatär

Lexeme family

• kärsā-
  • kärsā- “to know, understand, recognize” gv
    • kärsā- “to know, understand, recognize” gv.prs6

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	kärsänau	kärsanam
      2	kärsanat
      3	kärsanaṃ	kärsanoyeṃ	kärsanatär	kärsanantär

      • kärsanalle “knowing, understanding” part.prs6

        	sg.m	sg.f
        nom	kärsanalle	kärsanalya

    • kärsā- “to know, understand, recognize” gv.subj5

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid
      1	karsoym, kārsau, kārsau-ne
      2	kārsāt
      3	karsoy, kārsaṃ	karsoyeṃ	kärsoytär, karsatär

      • karsatsi “to know, understand, recognize” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	karsatsi
        acc	karsatsi
        all	karsatsiśc

      • karsalñe “to know, understand, recognize” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	karsalñe
        acc	karsalñe
        perl	karsalñesa

    • kärsā- “to know, understand, recognize” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	śärsāwa, śärsāwa-ne
      2	śärsāsta
      3	śarsa, śärsā-ñ, śirsā-me	śärsāre	kärsāte-ne	kärsānte

      • kärsau “having understood, known” part.pret1

        	sg.m	pl.m
        nom	kärsoṣ, kärsau	kärsoṣ
        acc	kärsoṣ	kärsoṣ

        • kärsor “understanding” abstr.pret1

          	sg
          nom	kärsor
          acc	kärsor
          abl	kärsormeṃ

    • kärsā- “to know, understand, recognize” gv.imp1

      	sg.act	pl.act
      2	pkārsa, pkārsa-ñ	pkarsas

  • kärs- “to make know(n), make recognize, announce” kaus
    • kärs- “to make know(n), make recognize, announce” kaus.prs9b

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	śarsäskau
      2		śarsäṣṣicer
      3	śarsäṣṣäṃ-ne	śarsäskeṃ-ne

      • śarsaṣṣäle “to make know(n), make recognize, announce” part.prs9b

        	sg.m
        nom	śarsaṣṣäle

    • kärs- “to make know(n), make recognize, announce” kaus.subj9b

      	sg.act
      3	śarsäṣṣi

    • kärs- “to make know(n), make recognize, announce” kaus.pret2

      	sg.act	pl.act
      2	śārsasta-ne
      3	śārsa, śārsa-me	śārsare-ne

    • kärs- “to make know(n), make recognize, announce” kaus.imp1

      	sg.mid
      2	karsar, karsar-me

Occurrences

karsoy

1	IOL Toch 172 a4	a4 /// poyśiññe aiśamñesa	karsoy	॥ b1 /// °ś·
2	IOL Toch 744 a4	sam·e /// a4 ///	karsoy	ṣañ wäntareś spelkkes(su) ///