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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-öng
- (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
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