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Gloss of the hour

ambos

noun. breast

Derivations

Cognates

  • En. amoth “shoulder” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/159
  • En. bost “back from shoulder to shoulder” ✧ PE13/139

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Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶a-mbod-t’ > ambos[ambodt] > [amboðt] > [ambozt] > [ambost] > [ambos]✧ PE13/137
ᴱ✶a-mbos-t > ambos[ambost] > [ambos]✧ PE13/159
Early Quenya [PE13/137; PE13/139; PE13/159; PE16/136; PE16/146] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Phrase of the day

       :    :

Savin Elessar ar i náne aran Ondóreo. Savin Elesarno quetie.

An example how to express belief in statements, reports, traditions, etc.

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