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*''ha-'' (passive) | *''ha-'' (passive) | ||
====Breathy voice==== | ====Breathy voice==== | ||
Words with breathy voice are explained by older | Words with breathy voice alternations are explained by older which have lost their productivity: | ||
*feminine *-s for nouns, which often derives instruments from verbs: ''snar'' < *snär 'catch', ''snaar'' < *snär-s 'trap, snare', which survives in Modern Wdm as ''snär''. | *feminine *-s for nouns, which often derives instruments from verbs: ''snar'' < *snär 'catch', ''snaar'' < *snär-s 'trap, snare', which survives in Modern Wdm as ''snär''. | ||
*an infix *{{angbr|H}} for verbs | *an infix *{{angbr|H}} for verbs |
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