-ag

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- +‎ -g

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒɡ]

Suffix

-ag

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action.

   kacag (“to laugh”)

2. (nominal suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form a noun or an adjective.

   oszt (“to deal out”) → osztag (“squad”)

   ló (“horse”) → lovag (“knight”)

   hallgat (“to remain silent”) → hallgatag (“taciturn, reserved”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -g is added to words ending in a vowel

  -og is added to some back-vowel words

  -ag is added to other back-vowel words

  -eg is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  -ög is added to rounded front-vowel words

• (nominal suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -g is added to words ending in a vowel

  -ag is added to back vowel words

  -eg is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ag

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ag

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ag

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -agh.

Suffix

-ag f

1. A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

Derived terms

Manx terms suffixed with -ag

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

Suffix

-ag

1. forming adjectives from a-stem nouns and verbs (see English -y)

Related terms

• -ig

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak/

Suffix

-ag f

1. A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

   ‎slat (“stick, rod, twig, switch, wand”) + ‎-ag → ‎slatag (“violin bow, wand”)

   ‎bior (“prickle, thorn”) + ‎-ag → ‎biorag (“small thorn, small prickle”)

   ‎nighean (“daughter, girl”) + ‎-ag → ‎nìghneag (“little girl, daughterling”)

• Often used for female given names.

  Mòrag, Sìneag, Annag, Beathag

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ag

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Volapük

Suffix

-ag

1. Used to indicate an abundance.

Derived terms

Category Volapük terms suffixed with -ag not found