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Gloss of the hour
ambos
noun. breast
Derivations
- ᴱ✶a-mbod-t’ ✧ PE13/137; PE13/159
Cognates
Element in
- ᴺQ. russambos “robin”
- Eq. unlunke naiqe yu vaile·na ar elle ha men ambostuva “*he pulled his sword from the sheath and drove it into the breast” ✧ PE16/146
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶a-mbod-t’ > ambos [ambodt] > [amboðt] > [ambozt] > [ambost] > [ambos] ✧ PE13/137 ᴱ✶a-mbos-t > ambos [ambost] > [ambos] ✧ PE13/159
Phrase of the day
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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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