-ung

See also: ung, ủng, ưng, and ung.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German -ung, -unge, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. More at -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊŋ/

Suffix

-ung f (plural -ungen)

  1. -ing; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action.
    ‎rechnen (“to reckon”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Rechnung (“the reckoning, the bill”)
    ‎entdecken (“to discover”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Entdeckung (“the discovery”)
    ‎erinnern (“to remember”) + ‎-ung → ‎die Erinnerung (“the remembrance, the memory”)

Declension
Declension of -ung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die -ung die -ungen
genitive einer der -ung der -ungen
dative einer der -ung den -ungen
accusative eine die -ung die -ungen

Descendants
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Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with German -ung, English -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uŋ/

Suffix

-ung

  1. used to form nouns from verbs

Derived terms
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Middle English

Suffix

-ung

  1. Alternative form of -ing

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ungō. Cognate with Old Saxon -unga (Low German -inge, -ing), Old Dutch -inga, -unga (Dutch -ing), Old High German -unga (German -ung), Old Norse -ung, -ing (Swedish -ing).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /unɡ/, [uŋɡ]

Suffix

-ung f

  1. forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action or an instance of it; or denoting a substance involved in the verbal action

Usage notes
  • -ung is the variant of -ing used with Class 1a and Class 2 Weak verbs ending in -ian

Declension
Declension of -ung (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative -ung -unga, -unge
accusative -unge -unga, -unge
genitive -unge -unga
dative -unge -ungum

Derived terms
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Descendants
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