"mo" meaning in Old Irish

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Determiner

IPA: /mo/ Forms: mu [alternative], m’ [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *mene, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁mene, genitive of *éǵh₂. The Goidelic forms came from *mene being remodelled into *mowe by analogy with *towe (“your”) (whence do (“your”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*mene}} Proto-Celtic *mene, {{inh|sga|ine-pro||*h₁mene}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁mene Head templates: {{head|sga|determiner|triggers lenition|cat2=possessive determiners}} mo (triggers lenition)
  1. my Tags: triggers-lenition
    Sense id: en-mo-sga-det-A4RoUYrY
  2. me (direct object pronoun before verbal noun) Tags: triggers-lenition
    Sense id: en-mo-sga-det-v1yCqUXt Categories (other): Old Irish determiners, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish possessive determiners Disambiguation of Old Irish determiners: 0 100 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Old Irish possessive determiners: 0 100

Alternative forms

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