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-unga

-unga

See also: unga and UNGA

Old English

Alternative forms

  • -inga, -ningas, -nunges

Suffix

-unga

  1. used to form adverbs from nouns
    fǣringa (suddenly)
    wēnunga (possibly, perhaps, by chance)
    healfunga (by halves, partially, to some extent, imperfectly)
    hōlinga (in vain, without reason)
  2. used to form adverbs from adjectives
    fullunga (fully)
  3. used to create adverbs from pronouns
    hwæth(w)egununges, hwæthuguningas (somewhat (adv.))
  4. used to create adverbs from prepositions
    ġēanunga (directly)

Old High German

Etymology

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

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Descendants