-ung

See also: ung, ủng, ưng, and ung.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German -ung, -unge, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. More at -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊŋ/

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Suffix

-ung f (plural -ungen)

1. -ing; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action.

   ‎rechnen (“to reckon”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Rechnung (“the reckoning, the bill”)

   ‎entdecken (“to discover”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Entdeckung (“the discovery”)

   ‎erinnern (“to remember”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Erinnerung (“the remembrance, the memory”)

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -ung

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Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• -ong (dated)

Etymology

From Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with German -ung, English -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uŋ/

Suffix

-ung

1. used to form nouns from verbs

Derived terms

Luxembourgish terms suffixed with -ung

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Middle English

Suffix

-ung

1. Alternative form of -ing

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Old English

Alternative forms

• -ing

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with Old Saxon -unga (Low German -inge, -ing), Old Dutch -inga, -unga (Dutch -ing), Old High German -unga (German -ung), Old Norse -ung, -ing (Swedish -ing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unɡ/, [uŋɡ]

Suffix

-ung

1. forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action or an instance of it; or denoting a substance involved in the verbal action

Usage notes

• -ung is the variant of -ing used with Class 1a and Class 2 Weak verbs ending in -ian.

Declension

Declension of -ung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-ung	-unga, -unge
accusative	-unge	-unga, -unge
genitive	-unge	-unga
dative	-unge	-ungum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -ung

Descendants

• Middle English: -ung, -unge, -unge, -inge, -ing
  • English: -ing