-öng

See also: ong, Ong, ONG, ống, ông, ổng, and -ong

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [øŋɡ]

Suffix

-öng

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb (or rarely to a noun or adjective) to form a verb denoting repetitive action.

   őrül (“to go insane”) → őrjöng (“to be wild, furious, raging”)

   düh (“fury, rage”) → dühöng (“to be in a raging temper”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -ong is added to back-vowel words

  ‎hajol (“to bend”) + ‎-öng → ‎hajlong (“to bow repetitively”)

  -eng is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  ‎derül (“to clear up”) + ‎-öng → ‎dereng (“to dawn; to appear vaguely”)

  -öng is added to rounded front-vowel words

  ‎őrül (“to go insane”) + ‎-öng → ‎őrjöng (“to be wild, furious, raging”)

  ‎düh (“fury, rage”) + ‎-öng → ‎dühöng (“to be in a raging temper”)

  -ang is added to back-vowel words (rare)

  lappang (“to lurk”)

  -ing is added to front-vowel words (rare)

  kering (“to circulate, orbit”)

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -öng

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes