Re: [edict-jmdict] Extra fields

[René Malenfant <rene_malenfant@***********>]

> On 10 April 2012 13:25, René Malenfant <rene_malenfant@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2012-04-09, at 9:16 PM, Jim Breen wrote:
> >> Will that work? I could just have "(upper)" instead of "(upper class)".
> >
> > I think that works.
> 
> By the way, our present v2a-s is described as "Nidan verb with 'u'
> ending (archaic)".
> What is a suitable description for v2u-s?
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8B%E4%BA%8C%E6%AE%B5%E6%B4%BB%E7%94%A8

Both end in う.  The difference appears to be in how they conjugate; v2u-s has a verb stem, whereas v2a-s is "stemless".  So you have for example, 植う[v2u-s] and 得[v2a-s]. 得 and others derived from it (e.g. 待ち得) seem to be the only v2a-s verbs.

Even though it ends in う, I think I've changed my mind and v2u-s should be called v2w-s instead, to indicate that it conjugates with ゑ (we) instead of え (e).  Wikipedia lists it as ワ行.


Rene