-unga

See also: unga and UNGA

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -ung, noun suffix + -a, adverbial suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /un.ɡɑ/, [uŋ.ɡɑ]

Suffix

-unga

  1. used to form adverbs from nouns
    fǣringasuddenly
    wēnungapossibly, perhaps, by chance
    healfungaby halves, partially, to some extent, imperfectly
    hōlingain vain, without reason
  2. used to form adverbs from adjectives
    fullungafully
    dearnungasecretly, privately, latently
  3. used to create adverbs from pronouns
    hwæth(w)egununges(please add an English translation of this usage example), hwæthuguningas (somewhat, adverb)
  4. used to create adverbs from prepositions
    ġēanungadirectly

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō.

Suffix

-unga

  1. suffix used to form action nouns, -ing
    manunga (reproof, admonition) from manōn (to reprove, beg, urge)
    korunga (temptation) from korōn (to test, try, temptate)

Derived terms

Old High German terms suffixed with -unga

Descendants

  • German: -ung
  • Yiddish: ־ונג (-ung)
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