-ung
See also: ung, ủng, ưng, and ung.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German -ung, -unge, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. More at -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊŋ/
Suffix
-ung f (plural -ungen)
- -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 remember”) + -ung → die Erinnerung (“the remembrance, the memory”)
Declension
Declension of -ung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | -ung | die | -ungen |
| genitive | einer | der | -ung | der | -ungen |
| dative | einer | der | -ung | den | -ungen |
| accusative | eine | die | -ung | die | -ungen |
Descendants
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:German_words_suffixed_with_-ung' title='Category:German words suffixed with -ung'>German words suffixed with -ung</a>
Luxembourgish
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
- used to form nouns from verbs
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Luxembourgish_words_suffixed_with_-ung' title='Category:Luxembourgish words suffixed with -ung'>Luxembourgish words suffixed with -ung</a>
Middle English
Suffix
-ung
- Alternative form of -ing
Old English
Alternative forms
- -ing
Etymology
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
- forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action or an instance of it; or denoting a substance involved in the verbal action
Usage notes
- -ung is the variant of -ing used with Class 1a and Class 2 Weak verbs ending in -ian
Declension
Declension of -ung (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ung | -unga, -unge |
| accusative | -unge | -unga, -unge |
| genitive | -unge | -unga |
| dative | -unge | -ungum |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_English_words_suffixed_with_-ung' title='Category:Old English words suffixed with -ung'>Old English words suffixed with -ung</a>
Descendants
- Middle English: -ung, -unge, -unge, -inge, -ing
- English: -ing