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Catalan

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Etymology

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Suffix

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-leg m (noun-forming suffix, plural -legs, feminine -lega)

  1. -logist

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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See at -lag.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-leg

  1. (adverb-forming suffix) -ly. Mainly added to an adjective suffixed with -i and to a present participle to form an adverb. In the past, it was added to different parts of speech.
    valószínű (probable) + ‎-leg → ‎valószínűleg (probably)
  2. (noun-forming suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a noun. No longer productive in this role.
    mér (to measure) + ‎-leg → ‎mérleg (scale)
  3. (frequentative verb-forming suffix, rare) Unrounded front-vowel variant of -log.

Usage notes

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  • (adverb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lag is added to back-vowel words
    -leg is added to front-vowel words
  • (frequentative verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -log is added to back-vowel words
    társalog (to chat)
    -leg is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    szédeleg (to feel dizzy)
    -lög is added to rounded front-vowel words
    gőz (steam) + ‎-lög → ‎gőzölög (to steam)
    -lyog is added to back-vowel words
    mosolyog (to smile)
    -lyeg is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    tévelyeg (to err, stray)
    -lyög is added to rounded front-vowel words
    hömpölyög (to billow)

Declension

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(noun-forming suffix):

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -leg -legek
accusative -leget -legeket
dative -legnek -legeknek
instrumental -leggel -legekkel
causal-final -legért -legekért
translative -leggé -legekké
terminative -legig -legekig
essive-formal -legként -legekként
essive-modal
inessive -legben -legekben
superessive -legen -legeken
adessive -legnél -legeknél
illative -legbe -legekbe
sublative -legre -legekre
allative -leghez -legekhez
elative -legből -legekből
delative -legről -legekről
ablative -legtől -legektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-legé -legeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-legéi -legekéi
Possessive forms of -leg
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -legem -legeim
2nd person sing. -leged -legeid
3rd person sing. -lege -legei
1st person plural -legünk -legeink
2nd person plural -legetek -legeitek
3rd person plural -legük -legeik

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Icelandic

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Suffix

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-leg

  1. inflection of -legur:
    1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
    2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
    3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • (former reform[s] only): -lig

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse -ligr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-leː(ɡ)/, /-lɛ(ɡ)/

Suffix

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-leg (indefinite singular -leg, definite singular and plural -lege, comparative -legare, indefinite superlative -legast, definite superlative -legaste)

  1. -ly

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adapted from English -logy with influence from native -eg.

Pronunciation

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-leg

  1. a science, an -ology
    Synonym: -eg
    bio- (bio-) + ‎-leg → ‎bioleg (biology)
    ffeno- (pheno-) + ‎-leg → ‎ffenoleg (phenology)