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*When the final ''-ō-'' is dropped in inflected forms, it is not considered part of the stem and is therefore unstressed. For example, the accusative of ''vomō'' is ''vominę'' | *When the final ''-ō-'' is dropped in inflected forms, it is not considered part of the stem and is therefore unstressed. For example, the accusative of ''vomō'' is ''vominę'' | ||
** The stem is ''vomin-'', with the ''-in-'' dropped in the nominative singular. | ** The stem is ''vomin-'', with the ''-in-'' dropped in the nominative singular. | ||
*Another way to look at it: In the nominative singular, such nouns lose the final ''-(i)n-'' of their stem and add an unstressed ''-ō'' as an inflectional ending. If this results in a sequence of two <i>ō</i>'s, the ''-ō'' of the inflectional ending is absorbed into the ''-ō'' of the stem. For example: | *Another way to look at it: In the nominative singular, such nouns lose the final ''-(i)n-'' of their stem and add an unstressed ''-ō'' as an inflectional ending, with stress on the syllable immediately preceding the ending. If this results in a sequence of two <i>ō</i>'s, the ''-ō'' of the inflectional ending is absorbed into the ''-ō'' of the stem. For example: | ||
**''vom(in)-'' + '''''-ō''''' > ''vom<b>ō</b>'' | **''vom(in)-'' + '''''-ō''''' > ''vom<b>ō</b>'' | ||
**''fōrmācō(n)-'' + '''''-ō''''' > *''fōrmācō<b>ō</b>'' > ''fōrmācō'' | **''fōrmācō(n)-'' + '''''-ō''''' > *''fōrmācō<b>ō</b>'' > ''fōrmācō'' | ||