A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v2.c12.81
A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v2.c12.81
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Bopp’s rule¹ for stems formed by the addition of simple *a* is that they carry the accent on the root-syllable in most cases. He excepts, however, a class of abstract stems formed from roots in *i* and *ī*, which allow the accent to sink down to the final syllable. They are as follows: