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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
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂em(H)- (“to pour”), whence also Ancient Greek ἀμάομαι (amáomai, “to draw milk”) and Old Armenian ամամ (amam, “to fill, pour out”).[1]
Verb
*ameti
- to wash
- Synonyms: *nigyeti, *wolkīti
Inflection
| Thematic present
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| Active 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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*amū
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*amemam
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*amesi
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*ametās
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?
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*ameti
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*ameto
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?
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—
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| 1st plural
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*amomosi
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*amemo
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?
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*ametesi
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*amestē
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?
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*amonti
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*amento
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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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*ame
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| 3rd singular
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?
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?
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*ametou
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| 1st plural
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?
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?
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*amomos
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| 2nd plural
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?
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?
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*amete
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| 3rd plural
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?
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?
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*amontou
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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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*amūr
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—
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?
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—
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| 2nd singular
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*ametar
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—
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?
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—
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| 3rd singular
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*ametor
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?
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?
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—
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| 1st plural
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*amommor
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—
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?
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—
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| 2nd plural
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*amedwe
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—
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?
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—
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| 3rd plural
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*amontor
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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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| 3rd singular
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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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*amonts
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*amonte
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*amontes
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| vocative
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*amonts
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*amonte
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*amontes
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| accusative
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*amontam
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*amonte
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*amontans
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| genitive
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*amantos
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*?
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*amantom
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| dative
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*amantei
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*amantbom
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*amantbos
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| instrumental
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*amantī?
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*amantbim
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*amantbis
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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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*amantī
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*amantī
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*amantiyās
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| vocative
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*amantī
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*amantī
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*amantiyās
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| accusative
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*amantīm
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*amantī
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*amantiyans
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| genitive
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*amantyās
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*?
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*amantyom
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| dative
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*amantyāi
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*amantyābom
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*amantyābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*amantyābim
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*amantyābis
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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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*amont
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*?
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*amonta
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| vocative
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*amont
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*?
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*amonta
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| accusative
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*amont
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*?
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*amonta
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| genitive
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*amantos
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*?
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*amantom
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| dative
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*amantei
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*?
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*amantbos
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| instrumental
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*amantī?
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*?
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*amantbis
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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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*amomnos
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*amomnou
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*amomnoi
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| vocative
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*amomne
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*amomnou
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*amomnoi
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| accusative
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*amomnom
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*amomnou
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*amomnons
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| genitive
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*amomnī
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*amomnous
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*amomnom
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| dative
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*amomnūi
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*amomnobom
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*amomnobos
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| instrumental
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*amomnū
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*amomnobim
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*amomnobis
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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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*amomnā
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*amomnai
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*amomnās
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| vocative
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*amomnā
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*amomnai
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*amomnās
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| accusative
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*amomnam
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*amomnai
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*amomnans
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| genitive
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*amomnās
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*amomnous
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*amomnom
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| dative
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*amomnai
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*amomnābom
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*amomnābos
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| instrumental
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*?
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*amomnābim
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*amomnābis
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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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*amomnom
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*amomnou
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*amomnā
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| vocative
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*amomnom
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*amomnou
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*amomnā
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| accusative
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*amomnom
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*amomnou
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*amomnā
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| genitive
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*amomnī
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*amomnous
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*amomnom
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| dative
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*amomnūi
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*amomnobom
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*amomnobos
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| instrumental
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*amomnū
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*amomnobim
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*amomnobis
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Derived terms
- *ande-ameti
- *ande-antyo-?
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*am-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 31