-eg

Appendix:Variations of "eg" Breton Etymology Akin to cy -eg. Suffix br suffix Used to form languages or dialects; -ish, -ic br Gall Frenchman galleg French language br Leon Léon leoneg dialect of Léon See also br References 217 Emilian Pronunciation egl /eɡ/ Pronoun egl pronoun egl enclitic, after a consonant egl ge egl J-eg vān edmān. They go there tomorrow. imperative, singular egl J-eg dān da fêr. They give her trouble. Related terms Hungarian Etymology From hu -e- -g linking vowel frequentative and nominal-forming suffix y. Pronunciation Suffix hu suffix verb-forming suffixes noun-forming suffixes hu frequentative suffix Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action. hu ketyeg to tick (like a clock) hu nominal-forming suffix Added to a verb or a stem to form a noun or an adjective. hu töm to stuff tömeg mass hu sző to weave szöveg text hu lő to shoot, to fire löveg cannon, gun hu hideg cold 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 Luxembourgish Etymology From lb goh -ag, goh -ig, from lb gem-pro *-agaz, gem-pro *-īgaz, gem-pro *-ugaz, each a variant of a common suffix gem-pro *-gaz. Pronunciation lb /eχ/ [əɕ] Suffix lb suffix -y, forming adjectives from nouns or verb stems Derived terms lb Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -y -y -y Old English Suffix ang suf -eġ ang -iġ Welsh Etymology From cy wlm -eg, from cy cel-pro *-ikos *-ikā f. Pronunciation cy /ɛɡ/ cy-N,standard,colloquial cy /aɡ/ cy-N,colloquial cy /ɛɡ/ cy-S Suffix cy suffix f a language, -ic, -ish cy Llydaw Brittany Llydaweg Breton language cy Gwyddel Irishman Gwyddeleg Irish language cy Indonesia Indonesia Indoneseg Indonesian language a science, a study, -y, -ics cy -leg cy peiriant machine, engine peirianneg engineering cy rheswm reason rhesymeg logic cy electron electron electroneg electronics Usage notes The suffix -eg is feminine, but when it refers to a language, the resulting derivative does not cause the soft mutation of qualifying adjectives as other feminine nouns do, especially when the adjective defines a specific or specialised kind of language.Thomas, Peter Wynn, Gramadeg y Gymraeg, 0708313450, page 650 Derived terms cy References Further reading