-ung

Etymology

From Middle High German -ung, -unge, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. More at English -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊŋ/

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Suffix

-ung f (genitive -ung, plural -ungen)

1. -ing; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action.

   ‎rechnen (“to reckon”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Rechnung (“the reckoning, the bill”)

   ‎entdecken (“to discover”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Entdeckung (“the discovery”)

   ‎erinnern (“to remind”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Erinnerung (“the reminder, the remembrance, the memory”)

Alternative forms

• -ong (dated)

Etymology

From Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with German -ung, English -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uŋ/

Suffix

-ung

1. used to form nouns from verbs

Suffix

-ung

1. Alternative form of -ing

Etymology

From Old Norse -ungr.

Suffix

-ung m (definite singular -ungen, indefinite plural -ungar, definite plural -ungane)

1. forming demonyms of place names
2. forming derivatives of nouns with sense of ‘belonging to, son of’.

   ‎Surla + ‎-ung → ‎Sturlungane (plural)

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unɡ/, [uŋɡ]

Suffix

-ung f

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