English

Alternative forms

• -logue

Suffix

-log

1. Used to denote discourse of a specified kind.
2. Used to denote compilation.
3. (rare) -logist.

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loɡ]

Suffix

-log

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

   társalog ‎(“to chat”)

Conjugation

Usage notes

• (frequentative 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

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References

1. ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

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

Derived terms

See also

• -logi