-ag
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From -a- (linking vowel) + -g (frequentative and nominal-forming suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ag
- (frequentative suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action.
- kacag (“to laugh”)
- (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form a noun or an adjective.
Usage notes edit
- (frequentative suffix) Variants:
- (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -agh.
Suffix edit
-ag f
- A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
Derived terms edit
Ojibwe edit
Suffix edit
-ag
- 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 edit
Old Saxon edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.
Suffix edit
-ag
Descendants edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ag f
- A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
Derived terms edit
Volapük edit
Suffix edit
-ag
- Used to indicate an abundance.
Derived terms edit
Category Volapük terms suffixed with -ag not found