紅葉つ

紅葉つ

Old Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	葉
Grade: 6	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative forms

• 黄葉つ

Etymology

The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), see 紅葉 (kōyō).

Verb

紅葉つ (momi₁tu) (kana もみつ)

1. to turn (color) in autumn, said of leaves
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 8, poem 1628), text here

     吾 (わが)屋 (や)前 (ど)之 (の)芽 (は)子 (ぎ)乃 (の)下 (した)葉 (は)者 (は)秋風 (あきかぜ)毛 (も)未 (いまだ)吹 (ふかね)者 (は)如 (か)此 (く)曽 (ぞ)毛 (も)美 (み)照 (てる) [Man'yōgana]

     我 (わ)が宿 (やど)の萩 (はぎ)の下 (した)葉 (ば)は秋風 (あきかぜ)もいまだ吹 (ふ)かねばかくぞもみてる [Modern spelling]

     waga yado no hagi no shitaba wa akikaze mo imada fukaneba kaku zo momiteru

     The underleaves of bush clover from my garden have turned this bright even though the autumn wind has not yet begun to blow.[1]

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "紅葉つ" (タ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	紅葉た	もみた	momita
Continuative (連用形)	紅葉ち	もみち	momiti
Terminal (終止形)	紅葉つ	もみつ	momitu
Attributive (連体形)	紅葉つ	もみつ	momitu
Realis (已然形)	紅葉て	もみて	momite
Imperative (命令形)	紅葉て	もみて	momite
Key constructions
Negative	紅葉たず	もみたず	momitazu
Contrasting conjunction	紅葉てど	もみてど	momitedo
Causal conjunction	紅葉てば	もみてば	momiteba
Conditional conjunction	紅葉たば	もみたば	momitaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	紅葉ちき	もみちき	momitiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	紅葉ちけり	もみちけり	momitikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	紅葉ちつ	もみちつ	momititu
Perfect tense (natural event)	紅葉ちぬ	もみちぬ	momitinu
Perfect-continuative tense	紅葉てり 紅葉ちたり	もみてり もみちたり	momiteri momititari

Derived terms

• 紅葉 (momi₁ti)
• 紅葉たす (momi₁tasu)
• 紅葉たふ (momi₁tapu)
• 紅葉 (momi₁tiba)

Descendants

• Japanese: 紅葉づ (momizu)

References

1. Edwin A. Cranston (1998) The Gem-Glistening Cup (Volume 1 of A Waka Anthology), illustrated, reprint edition, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 444