-leg

See also: leg, lég, lèg, leg-, and leg.

Catalan

Etymology

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Suffix

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

1. -logist

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -leg

Related terms

• -logia

Further reading

• “-leg” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “-leg”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “-leg” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Hungarian

Etymology

See at -lag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛɡ]

Suffix

-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

• (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

(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

(frequentative verb-forming suffix):

conjugation of -leg

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-lgek	-legsz	-leg	-lgünk	-legtek	-legnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	-legtem	-legtél	-lgett	-legtünk	-legtetek	-legtek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. -legni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	-lgék	-lgél	-lge	-lgénk	-lgétek	-lgének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -leg vala, -lgett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	-lgendek	-lgendesz	-lgend	-lgendünk	-lgendetek	-lgendenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-legnék	-legnél	-legne	-legnénk	-legnétek	-legnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -lgett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-legjek	-legj or -legjél	-legjen	-legjünk	-legjetek	-legjenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -lgett légyen
Infinitive	-legni		-legnem	-legned	-legnie	-legnünk	-legnetek	-legniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	-lgés		-lgő	-lgett	―	-legve (-legvén)

potential conjugation of -leg

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-leghetek	-leghetsz	-leghet	-leghetünk	-leghettek	-leghetnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	-leghettem	-leghettél	-leghetett	-leghettünk	-leghettetek	-leghettek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	-legheték	-leghetél	-leghete	-legheténk	-leghetétek	-leghetének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. -leghet vala, -leghetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	-leghetendek or -lgandhatok	-leghetendesz or -lgandhatsz	-leghetend or -lgandhat	-leghetendünk or -lgandhatunk	-leghetendetek or -lgandhattok	-leghetendenek or -lgandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-leghetnék	-leghetnél	-leghetne	-leghetnénk	-leghetnétek	-leghetnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -leghetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	-leghessek	-leghess or -leghessél	-leghessen	-leghessünk	-leghessetek	-leghessenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -leghetett légyen
Inf.	(-leghetni)		(-leghetnem)	(-leghetned)	(-leghetnie)	(-leghetnünk)	(-leghetnetek)	(-leghetniük)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(-leghetve / -leghetvén)

Derived terms

Hungarian adverbs suffixed with -leg

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -leg

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -leg

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

• -leg in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Icelandic

Suffix

-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

Alternative forms

• (former reform[s] only): -lig

Etymology

From Old Norse -ligr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-leː(ɡ)/, /-lɛ(ɡ)/

Suffix

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

1. -ly

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -leg

References

• “-leg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• -oleg

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛɡ/

Suffix

-leg

1. a science, an -ology

   Synonym: -eg

   ‎bio- (“bio-”) + ‎-leg → ‎bioleg (“biology”)

   ‎ffeno- (“pheno-”) + ‎-leg → ‎ffenoleg (“phenology”)