Hungarian

Suffix

-ag

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action.

   kacag ‎(“to laugh”)

2. (nominal suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form a noun or an adjective.

   oszt ‎(“to deal out”) → osztag ‎(“squad”)

   ló ‎(“horse”) → lovag ‎(“knight”)

   hallgat ‎(“to remain silent”) → hallgatag ‎(“taciturn, reserved”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -g is added to words ending in a vowel

  -og is added to some back vowel words

  -ag is added to other back vowel words

  -eg is added to unrounded front vowel words

  -ög is added to rounded front vowel words

• (nominal suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -g is added to words ending in a vowel

  -ag is added to back vowel words

  -eg is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-agaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-ko-. Cognate with Old English -ig, Dutch -ig, Old High German -ag, -īg (German -ig), Old Norse -agr, -igr; and with Welsh -eg, Latin -icus, Ancient Greek -ικός ‎(-ikós), Sanskrit -इक ‎(-ika).

Suffix

-ag

1. forming adjectives from a-stem nouns and verbs (see English -y)

Related terms

• -ig

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak/

Suffix

-ag

1. A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

   slat ‎(“stick, rod, twig, switch, wand”) → slatag ‎(“violin bow, wand”)

   bior ‎(“prickle, thorn”) → biorag ‎(“small thorn, small prickle”)

   nighean ‎(“daughter, girl”) → nìghneag ‎(“little girl, daughterling”)

• Often used for female given names.

  Mòrag, Sìneag, Annag, Beathag

Derived terms

Volapük

Suffix

-ag

1. Used to indicate an abundance.

Derived terms