-eg

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eg"

Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡ/

Pronoun

-eg

1. (enclitic, after a consonant) Alternative form of ge

   J-eg vān edmān. ― They go there tomorrow. (imperative, singular)

   J-eg dān da fêr. ― They give her trouble.

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (weak forms)

Number	Person	Gender	Proclitic				Enclitic				Aphetic
			N	A	D	R	N	A	D	R	N	A	D	R
Singular	First	—	aj-	m’			-ja	-em			-ja	-m
	Second	—	t-	t’			-et				-t
	Third	Masculine	l-		g’	s’	-el		-eg	-es	-l		-g	-s
		Feminine	l’				-la				-la
Plural	First	—	aj-	s’			-ja	-es			-ja	-s
	Second	—	aj-	v’			-ev				-v
	Third	Masculine	j-		g’	s’	-i		-eg	-es	-j		-g	-s
		Feminine	elj-				-li				-li

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Hungarian

Etymology

-e- +‎ -g

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛɡ]

Suffix

-eg

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

   ketyeg (“to tick (like a clock)”)

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

   töm (“to stuff”) → tömeg (“mass”)

   sző (“to weave”) → szöveg (“text”)

   lő (“to shoot, to fire”) → löveg (“cannon, gun”)

   hideg (“cold”)

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 -eg

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -eg

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -eg

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German -ag, -ig, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *-agaz, *-īgaz, *-ugaz, each a variant of a common suffix *-gaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eχ/, [əɕ]

Suffix

-eg

1. -y, forming adjectives from nouns or verb stems

Derived terms

Luxembourgish terms suffixed with -eg

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Middle English

Suffix

-eg

1. Alternative form of -y.

References

• “-i, (suf.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.
• “-i(e, (suf.2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/
  • IPA^(key): /aɡ/
• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/

Suffix

-eg

1. Abstract noun suffix. Forms the name of languages from nouns. Nouns ending in -eg are feminine.
   1. Cymraeg (< Cymro + -eg) (Welsh language)
   2. Saesneg (< Saeson + -eg) (English language)
   3. Almaeneg (< (Yr) Almaen + -eg) (German language)
   4. Llydaweg (< Llydaw + -eg) (Breton language)
   5. Cernyweg (< Cernyw + -eg) (Cornish language)
   6. Ffrangeg (< Ffrainc + -eg) (French language)
   7. Iwerddoneg (< Iwerddon + -eg) (Irish language)
   8. Eidaleg (< (Yr) Eidal + -eg) (Italian language)