-ag

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- +‎ -g

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒɡ]

Suffix

-ag

  1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action.
    kacag (“to laugh”)
  2. (nominal suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form a noun or an adjective.
    oszt (“to deal out”) → osztag (“squad”)
    ló (“horse”) → lovag (“knight”)
    hallgat (“to remain silent”) → hallgatag (“taciturn, reserved”)

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_-ag'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ag</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-ag'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ag</a>
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_adjectives_suffixed_with_-ag'>Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ag</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -agh.

Suffix

-ag f

  1. A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Manx_words_suffixed_with_-ag'>Manx words suffixed with -ag</a>

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

Suffix

-ag

  1. forming adjectives from a-stem nouns and verbs (see English -y)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak/

Suffix

-ag f

  1. A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
    slat (“stick, rod, twig, switch, wand”) + ‎-ag → ‎slatag (“violin bow, wand”)
    bior (“prickle, thorn”) + ‎-ag → ‎biorag (“small thorn, small prickle”)
    nighean (“daughter, girl”) + ‎-ag → ‎nìghneag (“little girl, daughterling”)

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Scottish_Gaelic_words_suffixed_with_-ag'>Scottish Gaelic words suffixed with -ag</a>

Volapük

Suffix

-ag

  1. Used to indicate an abundance.

Derived terms

Category Volapük words suffixed with -ag not found
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