3. When the enclitics -que, -ne, -ve, -ce, -met, -dum are appended to words, if the syllable preceding the enclitic is long (either originally or as a result of adding the enclitic) it is accented; as, miserō´que, hominísque. But if the syllable still remains short after the enclitic has been added, it is not accented unless the word originally took the accent on the antepenult. Thus, pórtaque; but míseráque.
4. Sometimes the final -e of -ne and -ce disappears, but without affecting the accent; as, tantō´n, istī´c, illū´c.
5. In utră´que, each, and plēră´que, most, -que is not properly an enclitic; yet these words accent the penult, owing to the influence of their other cases,—utérque, utrúmque, plērúmque.
VOWEL CHANGES.[[9]]
[7].. 1. In Compounds,
a) ĕ before a single consonant becomes ĭ; as,—
colligō for con-legō. b) ă before a single consonant becomes ĭ: as,—
adigō for ad-agō. c) ă before two consonants becomes ē; as,—
expers for ex-pars. d) ae becomes ī; as,—
conquīrō for con-quaerō. e) au becomes ū, sometimes ō; as,—
conclūdō for con-claudō; explōdō for ex-plaudō.
| colligō | for con-legō. |
| adigō | for ad-agō. |
| expers | for ex-pars. |
| conquīrō | for con-quaerō. |