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This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Cognate with *mālos (“praise”). Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“inform”), Proto-Slavic *modliti (“ask, pray”), Old Armenian մաղթեմ (małtʻem, “implore, pray”)), though the loss of the dʰ is problematic.
Verb
*molātor
- to praise, to laud
Inflection
| Ā-present, deponent
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| Passive voice
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Present
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Imperfect
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Future
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Preterite
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| 1st singular
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*molār
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—
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*molātar
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—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*molātor
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—
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| 1st plural
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*molāmmor
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*molādwe
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—
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?
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*molāntor
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?
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?
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—
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Pres. subjunctive
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Past subjunctive
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Imperative
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| 1st singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 2nd singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 3rd singular
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?
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—
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—
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| 1st plural
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?
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—
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—
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| 2nd plural
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?
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—
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—
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| 3rd plural
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?
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—
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—
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| Declension of the present participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*molants
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*molante
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*molantes
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| vocative
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*molants
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*molante
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*molantes
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| accusative
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*molantam
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*molante
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*molantans
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| genitive
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*molantos
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*?
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*molantom
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| dative
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*molantei
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*molantbom
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*molantbos
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| instrumental
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*molantī?
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*molantbim
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*molantbis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*molantī
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*molantī
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*molantiyās
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| vocative
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*molantī
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*molantī
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*molantiyās
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| accusative
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*molantīm
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*molantī
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*molantiyans
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| genitive
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*molantyās
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*?
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*molantyom
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| dative
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*molantyāi
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*molantyābom
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*molantyābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*molantyābim
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*molantyābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*molant
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*?
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*molanta
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| vocative
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*molant
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*?
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*molanta
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| accusative
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*molant
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*?
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*molanta
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| genitive
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*molantos
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*?
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*molantom
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| dative
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*molantei
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*?
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*molantbos
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| instrumental
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*molantī?
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*?
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*molantbis
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| Declension of the middle participle
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| masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*molamnos
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*molamnou
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*molamnoi
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| vocative
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*molamne
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*molamnou
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*molamnoi
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| accusative
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*molamnom
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*molamnou
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*molamnons
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| genitive
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*molamnī
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*molamnous
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*molamnom
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| dative
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*molamnūi
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*molamnobom
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*molamnobos
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| instrumental
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*molamnū
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*molamnobim
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*molamnobis
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| feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*molamnā
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*molamnai
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*molamnās
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| vocative
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*molamnā
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*molamnai
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*molamnās
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| accusative
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*molamnam
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*molamnai
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*molamnans
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| genitive
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*molamnās
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*molamnous
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*molamnom
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| dative
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*molamnai
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*molamnābom
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*molamnābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*molamnābim
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*molamnābis
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| neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*molamnom
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*molamnou
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*molamnā
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| vocative
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*molamnom
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*molamnou
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*molamnā
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| accusative
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*molamnom
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*molamnou
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*molamnā
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| genitive
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*molamnī
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*molamnous
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*molamnom
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| dative
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*molamnūi
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*molamnobom
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*molamnobos
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| instrumental
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*molamnū
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*molamnobim
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*molamnobis
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Descendants
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mol-ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 275