-log

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See also: log, lóg, lög, løg, log., and løg-

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, one who speaks (in a certain manner)).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-log

  1. Discourse of a specified kind.
  2. Compilation.
  3. (rare) -logist.

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Czech

Suffix

-log

  1. -logist
    bio- + ‎-log → ‎biolog
    geo- + ‎-log → ‎geolog

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Hungarian

Etymology

-l (frequentative suffix) +‎ -o- +‎ -g (frequentative suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-log

  1. (frequentative verb-forming suffix, rare) Added to a stem to form a verb denoting repetitive action.
    társalog (to chat)

Usage notes

  • (frequentative verb-forming suffix) No longer productive. Harmonic variants and alternative forms:
    -log is added to back vowel words
    -leg is added to unrounded front vowel words
    -lög is added to rounded front vowel words
    -lyog is added to back vowel words
    -lyeg is added to unrounded front vowel words
    -lyög is added to rounded front vowel words

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References

  1. ^ -log 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.)

Swedish

Suffix

-log (definite singular -logen, indefinite plural -loger, definite plural -logerna)

  1. -logist, describing a scientist, e.g. ekolog, hydrolog, kosmolog
  2. -logue, describing a kind of speech, e.g. analog, dialog, katalog

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