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-The original /i/ vowel linking the adjective and the suffix caused umlaut of the main root-vowel. This umlaut was later applied through analogy to nouns that were formed after the fall of this /i/.
+The main vowel of the adjective usually undergoes i-umlaut when the suffix is attached to it. This was originally due to the /i/ vowel of the Germanic suffix, but the umlaut continued to operate after the fall of this /i/ sound through analogy.
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