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-g

Hungarian

Suffix

-g

(frequentative suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action.
zúg ‎(“to rumble, buzz, hum”)
(nominal suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form a noun or an adjective.
anya ‎(“mother”) → anyag ‎(“matter”)

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

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-g'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -g</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-g'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -g</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-g'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -g</a>