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-ag
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Appendix:Variations of "ag"
Hungarian
Etymology
From hu -a- -g linking vowel frequentative and nominal-forming suffix y.
Pronunciation
Suffix
hu suffix noun-forming suffixes verb-forming suffixes
hu frequentative suffix Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action.
hu kacag to laugh
hu nominal-forming suffix Added to a verb or a noun to form a noun or an adjective.
hu oszt to deal out osztag squad
hu ló horse lovag knight
hu hallgat to remain silent hallgatag taciturn, reserved
Usage notes
nominal-forming suffix Variants:
hu -g is added to words ending in a vowel
hu -ag is added to back vowel words
hu -eg is added to front vowel words
Derived terms
hu verb
hu noun
hu adjective
See also
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
hu adjective-forming suffixes
Manx
Etymology
From gv sga -óc, from gv cel-bry-pro *-ọg, from gv cel-pro *-ākos. gv -agh.
Suffix
n f
A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
Derived terms
gv
Ojibwe
Suffix
oj suffix noun suffixes verb suffixes
A suffix denoting the third-person plural of an animate noun
A suffix denoting the first-person singular to third person singular proximate conjunct form of an transitive animate verb (vta)
See also
oj -g
oj -oog
oj -wag
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
osx -ig
Etymology
From osx gem-pro *-gaz, from osx ine-pro *-kos.
Suffix
osx suffix
forming adjectives from a-stem nouns and verbs (see en -y)
Descendants
gml -ig -ich
nds-de -ig
pdt -ich
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From gd sga -óc, from gd cel-bry-pro *-ọg, from gd cel-pro *-ākos. gd -ach.
Pronunciation
gd /ak/
Suffix
n f
A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
gd slat stick, rod, twig, switch, wand slatag violin bow, wand
gd bior prickle, thorn biorag small thorn, small prickle
gd nighean daughter, girl nìghneag little girl, daughterling
Often used for female given names.
gd Mòrag, gd Sìneag, gd Annag, gd Beathag
Derived terms
gd
Volapük
Suffix
vo suffix
Used to indicate an abundance.
Derived terms
vo