See skama in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "skamy",
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},
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"source": "declension",
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]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "skamy",
"source": "declension",
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]
},
{
"form": "skamojǫ",
"source": "declension",
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},
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"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "skamaxъ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
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"word": "skamiti"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"word": "skamavъ"
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"name": "bor"
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{
"form": "skama",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"singular"
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},
{
"form": "skamě",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
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},
{
"form": "skamy",
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"tags": [
"nominative",
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{
"form": "skamy",
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"source": "declension",
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"form": "skamъ",
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"tags": [
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},
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"source": "declension",
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"form": "skamamъ",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
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]
},
{
"form": "skamǫ",
"source": "declension",
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"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "skamě",
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},
{
"form": "skamy",
"source": "declension",
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"plural"
]
},
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"form": "skamojǫ",
"source": "declension",
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]
},
{
"form": "skamǫ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "skamama",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "skamami",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
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]
},
{
"form": "skamě",
"source": "declension",
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]
},
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"source": "declension",
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},
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