-ung

See also ung

German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʊŋ/

Suffix

-ung f

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 → die Rechnung

   to reckon → the reckoning, the bill

   entdecken → die Entdeckung

   to discover → the discovery

   erinnern → die Erinnerung

   to remember → the remembrance, the memory

Descendants

[+] German words suffixed with -ung

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Old English

Alternative forms

• -ing

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with Old Saxon -unga (Low German -inge/-ing'), Old High German -unga (German -ung), Old Norse -ung, -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /unɡ/, [uŋɡ]

Suffix

-ung

1. 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 (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	-ung	-unga, -unge
accusative	-unge	-unga, -unge
genitive	-unge	-unga
dative	-unge	-ungum

Descendants

[+] Old English words suffixed with -ung

Usage notes

• -ung is the variant of -ing used with Class 1a and Class 2 Weak verbs ending in -ian