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development of nt + y was perhaps thus:

* *mont-ya -> (palatalization ty -> ts) -> mõtsa (nasalization and vowel lengthening) -> mõssa -> mõsa (shortening ss -> s) -> mosa (denasalization, retention of long vowel) = u???? "muse"

Forms with this type of compensatory lengthening include the nominative singular and dative plural of many participles, adjectives, and nouns, the 3rd person

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