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 a. For convenience of reference, a list of them in their order as treated is here added:

1208. अ. With this suffix are made an immensely large class of derivatives, from nouns or from adjectives having a noun-value. Such derivatives are primarily and especially adjectives, denoting having a relation or connection (of the most various kind) with that denoted by the more primitive word. But they are also freely used substantively: the masculine and feminine as appellatives, the neuter, especially and frequently, as abstract. Often they have a patronymic or gentile value.

a. The regular and greatly prevailing formation is that which is accompanied with -strengthening of the first syllable of the primitive word, simple or compound. Examples of this formation are:

b. From primitives ending in consonants: with the usual shift of accent, of metal,  relating to the mind ,  friendliness ,  priest ,  from the Himalaya ,  of the Angiras family ;  elephantine ,  pertaining to the Maruts ; — with accent thrown forward from the final upon the suffix,  autumnal,  relating to the ,  belonging to Pūshán;  son of Girikshít; — with accent unchanged,  descendant of Mánus.

c. The suffix is added (as above instanced) to the middle stem-form of stems in ; it is added to the weakest in and ; the ending  remains unchanged;  usually does the same, but