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 (6) In compound words the accent sometimes falls on the prefix, sometimes on the stem.

(a) When the component parts are fused together the accent falls on the prefix,* unless a long vowel in the second syllable draws the accent to itself: (§ 20 (f)),  (=Kee-uss-gur),.

The accent is drawn from the first syllable by the long vowel in: (=na-heem),

Both syllables are equally accented in (nav′-nee),.

(b) In those words in which the component parts are still regarded as separable, the accent falls on the stem.

(=ne-fá).