Old English · suffix

-ung

Part of speech: suffix, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /unɡ/
[uŋɡ]
Syllables: unɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English: -in -in'involved -ing instance nouns verbs forming

Meaning

forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action or an instance of it; or denoting a substance involved in the verbal action

Declension

Declension of -ung
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ung	-unga -unge
Accusative	-unge	-unga -unge
Genitive	-unge	-unga
Dative	-unge	-ungum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with Old Saxon -unga (Low German -inge, -ing), Old Dutch -inga, -unga (Dutch -ing), Old High German -unga (German -ung), Old Norse -ung, -ing (Swedish -ing).

Descendants

-in, -in', -ing

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