"samail" meaning in Old Irish

See samail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈsaβ̃ɨlʲ]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *samalis (“similitude, description”), cognate with Welsh hafal (“equal”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂el-ó- (“having the same upbringing”), a compound of Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- (“with, together”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”) which also gave rise to Latin similis (“similar”) and Ancient Greek ὁμαλός (homalós, “same, smooth”) Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*samalis||similitude, description}} Proto-Celtic *samalis (“similitude, description”), {{cog|cy|hafal|t=equal}} Welsh hafal (“equal”) Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} samail f, {{sga-noun|f}} samail f Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-i|saml|samla|g=f}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=samail+L|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=samlai+H|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=samail+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=i-f|dat_du=samlaib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=samlaib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=samail+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|dat_sg4=|gen_du=samlo+H|gen_du2=samla+H|gen_du3=|gen_du4=|gen_du5=|gen_pl=samlae+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=samlo+H|gen_sg2=samla+H|gen_sg3=|gen_sg4=|gen_sg5=|n=|nom_du=samail+L|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=samlai+H|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=samail|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=samail+L|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=samlai+H|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=samail|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], samail [nominative, singular], samail [dual, nominative], samlai [nominative, plural], samail [singular, vocative], samail [dual, vocative], samlai [plural, vocative], samail [accusative, singular], samail [accusative, dual], samlai [accusative, plural], samlo [genitive, singular], samla [genitive, singular], samlo [dual, genitive], samla [dual, genitive], samlae [genitive, plural], samail [dative, singular], samlaib [dative, dual], samlaib [dative, plural]
  1. verbal noun of samlaidir Tags: feminine, form-of, noun-from-verb Form of: samlaidir
    Sense id: en-samail-sga-noun-ZqTeXRE-
  2. likeness, similarity Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-samail-sga-noun-rYwmJpwQ
  3. description Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-samail-sga-noun-yQRvejet Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish prepositions Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 31 1 4 14 13 33 3 0 Disambiguation of Old Irish prepositions: 10 3 13 28 18 12 10 7
  4. simile, metaphor Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-samail-sga-noun-DJ3uxCYD Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 31 1 4 14 13 33 3 0
  5. (with following genitive or preceding possessive) that which something is to be likened to or is like Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-samail-sga-noun-KVsNZ3vJ Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 31 1 4 14 13 33 3 0
  6. the like of, such a Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-samail-sga-noun-oV-vAh07
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: samlaidir

Preposition

IPA: [ˈsaβ̃ɨlʲ] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], samail [error-unrecognized-form], ṡamail [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *samalis (“similitude, description”), cognate with Welsh hafal (“equal”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂el-ó- (“having the same upbringing”), a compound of Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- (“with, together”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”) which also gave rise to Latin similis (“similar”) and Ancient Greek ὁμαλός (homalós, “same, smooth”) Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*samalis||similitude, description}} Proto-Celtic *samalis (“similitude, description”), {{cog|cy|hafal|t=equal}} Welsh hafal (“equal”) Head templates: {{head|sga|preposition}} samail
  1. like, as Derived forms: amail
    Sense id: en-samail-sga-prep-aIl4-0qB
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    }
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      "text": "Irish: samhail"
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          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: samhla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "samlo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "samla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "samlo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "samla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samlae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samail",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samlaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samlaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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      "expansion": "samail f",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "saml",
        "2": "samla",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-i"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_du": "samail+L",
        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
        "acc_pl": "samlai+H",
        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "samail+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "i-f",
        "dat_du": "samlaib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "samlaib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "samail+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
        "dat_sg4": "",
        "gen_du": "samlo+H",
        "gen_du2": "samla+H",
        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_du4": "",
        "gen_du5": "",
        "gen_pl": "samlae+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_sg": "samlo+H",
        "gen_sg2": "samla+H",
        "gen_sg3": "",
        "gen_sg4": "",
        "gen_sg5": "",
        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "samail+L",
        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_pl": "samlai+H",
        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
        "nom_sg": "samail",
        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "samail+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "samlai+H",
        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
        "voc_sg": "samail",
        "voc_sg2": "",
        "voc_sg3": ""
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "samlaidir"
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        "verbal noun of samlaidir"
      ],
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        "feminine",
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        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
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      ],
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "10 3 13 28 18 12 10 7",
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          "name": "Old Irish prepositions",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-samail-sga-noun-yQRvejet",
      "links": [
        [
          "description",
          "description"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "31 1 4 14 13 33 3 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-samail-sga-noun-DJ3uxCYD",
      "links": [
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          "simile"
        ],
        [
          "metaphor",
          "metaphor"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that which something is to be likened to or is like"
      ],
      "id": "en-samail-sga-noun-KVsNZ3vJ",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with following genitive or preceding possessive) that which something is to be likened to or is like"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with following genitive or preceding possessive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "the like of, such a"
      ],
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        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "such",
          "such"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsaβ̃ɨlʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers",
    "Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme"
  ],
  "word": "samail"
}

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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    {
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samlo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
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    },
    {
      "form": "samla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "samlae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samail",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samlaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samlaib",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
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        "15": "",
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        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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        "acc_du3": "",
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        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
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        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
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        "dat_du": "samlaib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "samlaib",
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        "dat_pl3": "",
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        "dat_sg3": "",
        "dat_sg4": "",
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        "gen_du4": "",
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        "gen_sg5": "",
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        "nom_pl2": "",
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        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish verbal nouns"
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      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "samlaidir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "verbal noun of samlaidir"
      ],
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        [
          "samlaidir",
          "samlaidir#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "likeness, similarity"
      ],
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        [
          "likeness",
          "likeness"
        ],
        [
          "similarity",
          "similarity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "description"
      ],
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        [
          "description",
          "description"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "simile, metaphor"
      ],
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        [
          "simile",
          "simile"
        ],
        [
          "metaphor",
          "metaphor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which something is to be likened to or is like"
      ],
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        "(with following genitive or preceding possessive) that which something is to be likened to or is like"
      ],
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        "with following genitive or preceding possessive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the like of, such a"
      ],
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        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "such",
          "such"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsaβ̃ɨlʲ]"
    }
  ],
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    "Brill Publishers",
    "Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme"
  ],
  "word": "samail"
}

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    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish masculine or feminine i-stem nouns",
    "Old Irish nouns",
    "Old Irish prepositions",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sem-",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
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    {
      "word": "amail"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "samail",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ṡamail",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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  "pos": "prep",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "like, as"
      ],
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        [
          "like",
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          "as",
          "as"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsaβ̃ɨlʲ]"
    }
  ],
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    "Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme"
  ],
  "word": "samail"
}

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  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "samail",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "preposition",
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "preposition",
  "title": "samail",
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