-unga

See also: unga and UNGA

Old English

Alternative forms

• -inga, -enga, -onga, -ningas, -nunges

Etymology

From -ung, noun suffix + -a, adverbial suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /un.ɡɑ/, [uŋ.ɡɑ]

Suffix

-unga (adverb-forming suffix)

1. forms adverbs from nouns (originally verbal nouns), verbs, adjectives, pronouns and prepositions

   ‎fǣr (“sudden danger, peril”) + ‎-unga → ‎færinga, fǣrunga (“suddenly”)

   ‎wēn (“belief, hope, expectation; probability”) + ‎-unga → ‎wēnunga, wēninga (“possibly, perhaps, by chance”)

   ‎healf (“half”) + ‎-unga → ‎healfunga (“by halves, partially, to some extent, imperfectly”)

   ‎hōlian (“to oppress, to slander”) + ‎-unga → ‎hōlinga, hōlunga (“in vain, without reason”)

   ‎full (“full”) + ‎-unga → ‎fullunga (“fully”)

   ‎*dearnian<to conceal, to hide> + ‎-unga → ‎dearnunga (“secretly, privately, latently”)

   ‎hwæthwugu, hwæthwegu, hwæthugu (“somewhat; something”) + ‎-unga → ‎hwæthwegununges, hwæthuguningas (“somewhat”)

   ‎ġeġn (“again”) + ‎-unga → ‎ġeġnunga, ġeġninga (“immediately, directly”)

Usage notes

• -unga is properly the suffix used with Class 2 Weak verbs, and -inga with all others. The distinction is frequently blurred, and forms exist that do not adhere to the original rule.

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -unga

aninga

dearnunga

eallunga

geanunga

holunga

samnunga

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō.

Suffix

-unga

1. -ing, suffix used to form action nouns from verbs

   ‎manōn (“to reprove, beg, urge”) + ‎-unga → ‎manunga (“reproof, admonition”)

   ‎korōn (“to test, try, temptate”) + ‎-unga → ‎korunga (“temptation”)

Derived terms

Old High German terms suffixed with -unga

ahtunga

erdbibunga

heilizunga

losunga

nidarunga

offanunga

sunufatarungo

Descendants

• German: -ung
• Yiddish: ־ונג (-ung)