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Appendix:Variations of "ung" German Etymology de noun suffix :inh gmh:-ung<ety:inh<goh:-unga<id:noun suffix>>> From de gmh -ung, gmh -unge, from de goh -unga, from de gmw-pro *-ungu, from de gem-pro *-ungō. More at en -ing. Pronunciation de /ʊŋ(k)/ de De--ung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ung.wav Suffix f en -ing noun; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action. de rechnen die Rechnung to reckon the reckoning, the bill de entdecken die Entdeckung to discover the discovery de erinnern die Erinnerung to remind the reminder, the remembrance, the memory Usage notes Note that the -ung suffixed form is different from the gerund which is formed by simply capitalizing the first letter of the infinitive. The gerund usually refers to the activity in general rather than a specific instance or result. Examples: de Zeigen Sie mir die Rechnung. Show me the bill. de Rechnen wird in der Schule gelehrt. Arithmetic is taught in school. de Wichtig war die Entdeckung der Radioaktivität. The discovery of radioactivity was important. de Die Wissenschaft schreitet durch Entdecken voran. Science progresses by discovery. de Meine Erinnerung an das Ereignis ist eher vage. My memory of the event is rather vague. de Emotionen machen den Unterschied zwischen Erinnern und Vergessen aus. Emotions make the difference between remembering and forgetting. However, both forms can act as synonyms when referring to acts to be performed, e.g. "das Stellen des Antrags" and "die Stellung des Antrags". Unlike the gerund, de -ung is not fully productive, though highly common. Declension f Derived terms de Luxembourgish Alternative forms lb -ong dated Etymology From lb goh -unga, from lb gem-pro *-ungō. Cognate with de -ung, en -ing. Pronunciation lb /uŋ/ Suffix lb suffix used to form nouns from verbs Derived terms lb Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm Early ME enm -ynge Norwegian Nynorsk Etymology From nn non -ungr. Suffix nn suffix m definite singular -ungen indefinite plural -ungar definite plural -ungane forming demonyms of place names forming derivatives of nouns with sense of ‘belonging to, son of’. nn Sturla -ung Sturlung Sturlungane plural nn noun-forming suffixes Old English Alternative forms ang -ong Etymology ang gerund noun :inh gem-pro:*-ungō<id:noun suffix> From ang gmw-pro *-ungu, from ang gem-pro *-ungō. Cognate with osx -unga (nds -inge, nds -ing), odt -inga, odt -unga (nl -ing), goh -unga (de -ung), non -ung, non -ing (sv -ing). Pronunciation -ung Suffix f forms nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action or an instance of it; or denoting a substance involved in the verbal action Usage notes In general, -ung is used with class Ia and II weak verbs, ang -ing with all other verbs. Declension -ung Derived terms ang Descendants enm -ynge