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. Many of these are to be regarded as from an intensive conjugation-stem; but some of them show a form not met with in intensive conjugation.

5. l. Derivatives with this suffix from roots as compounded with the verbal prefixes are quite common, in all the modes of formation (in each, in proportion to the frequency of independent words): constituting, in fact, considerably the largest body of derivative stems with prefixes. They are of both classes as to meaning. The accent is, with few exceptions, on the ending — and that, without any reference to the value of the stem as action-noun or agent-noun.

m. Examples are: assembly,  wink,  enmity,  assistance,  inspiration,  response; —  wandering,  victorious,  wakeful,  over-pious,  inciting, elevated,  rousing,  swallowing,  crushing,  climbing.

n. The only definite class of exceptions in regard to accent appears to be that of the adverbial gerunds in (above, 995), which are accented on the root-syllable. A very few other stems have the same tone: for example, portent,  plague. A few others, mostly agent-nouns, have the accent on the prefix: for example, (i. e. ) burning,  neighbor,  sharing; but also  appearance.

o. For the remaining compounds of these derivatives, with the inseparable prefixes and with other elements, see the next chapter. It may be merely mentioned here that such compounds are numerous, and that the -derivative has often an active participial value, and is frequently preceded by a case-form, oftenest the accusative.

p. Many words in the language appear to end with a suffix, while yet they are referable to no root which can be otherwise demonstrated as such.

1149. आ. The vast majority of stems in आ are feminine adjectives, corresponding to masculines and neuters in अ  (332, 334). But also many suffixes ending in अ have corresponding feminine forms in long आ, making a greater or less number of action-nouns. These will be given under the different suffixes below.

a. There is further, however, a considerable body of feminine action-nouns made by adding to a root, and having an independent aspect; though they are doubtless in part transfers from the root-noun (1147). Usually they show an unstrengthened form of root, and (such as occur in accented texts) an accented suffix.