muska

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Meaning:	“to disappear, perish”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	muskā-
Lexeme variants:	muska
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3	muska

Lexeme family

• muskā-
  • muskā- “to disappear, perish” gv
    • muskā- “to disappear, perish” gv.prs3

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      3	muskītär, musketär	muskīntär, muskentär, muskentär-me

      • muskemane “disappear, perish” part.prs3

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	muskemane	muskemane	muskemane	muskemane
        acc	muskemane	muskemane	muskemane	muskemane

    • muskā- “to disappear, perish” gv.pret1

      	sg.act
      3	muska

      • muskau “to disappear, perish” part.pret1

        	sg.m
        nom	muskau

    • muskā- “to disappear, perish” gv.subj5
      • muskātsi “to disappear, perish” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	muskātsi
        acc	muskātsi
        all	muskātsiśc

      • muskālñe “to disappear, perish” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	muskālñe
        acc	muskālñe

  • musk- “to make subside” agv
    • musk- “to make subside” agv.subj2
      • muṣṣalñe “disappearance” abstr.subj2

        	sg
        nom	muṣṣalñe
        acc	muṣṣalñe

  • musk- “to make subside” kaus
    • musk- “to make subside” kaus.prs9b

      	sg.act
      3	muskaṣṣäṃ

Occurrences

muska

1	IOL Toch 66 a2	/// a2 /// (la)kl(e)	muska	• lwāsa ālyauce śwātsi
2	THT 525 b3	sa ñäkteṃts{†ä} śaul pernerñe	muska	• eṃntwe /// b4