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Suffix

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-leg m (noun-forming suffix, plural -legs, feminine -lega)

  1. -logist

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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See at -lag.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-leg

  1. (adverb-forming suffix) -ly. Mainly added to an adjective suffixed with -i and to a present participle to form an adverb. In the past, it was added to different parts of speech.
    valószínű (probable) + ‎-leg → ‎valószínűleg (probably)
  2. (noun-forming suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a noun. No longer productive in this role.
    mér (to measure) + ‎-leg → ‎mérleg (scale)
  3. (frequentative verb-forming suffix, rare) Unrounded front-vowel variant of -log.

Usage notes

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  • (adverb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -lag is added to back-vowel words
    -leg is added to front-vowel words
  • (frequentative verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -log is added to back-vowel words
    társalog (to chat)
    -leg is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    szédeleg (to feel dizzy)
    -lög is added to rounded front-vowel words
    gőz (steam) + ‎-lög → ‎gőzölög (to steam)
    -lyog is added to back-vowel words
    mosolyog (to smile)
    -lyeg is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    tévelyeg (to err, stray)
    -lyög is added to rounded front-vowel words
    hömpölyög (to billow)

Declension

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(noun-forming suffix):

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -leg -legek
accusative -leget -legeket
dative -legnek -legeknek
instrumental -leggel -legekkel
causal-final -legért -legekért
translative -leggé -legekké
terminative -legig -legekig
essive-formal -legként -legekként
essive-modal
inessive -legben -legekben
superessive -legen -legeken
adessive -legnél -legeknél
illative -legbe -legekbe
sublative -legre -legekre
allative -leghez -legekhez
elative -legből -legekből
delative -legről -legekről
ablative -legtől -legektől
non-attributive
possessive – singular
-legé -legeké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
-legéi -legekéi
Possessive forms of -leg
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -legem -legeim
2nd person sing. -leged -legeid
3rd person sing. -lege -legei
1st person plural -legünk -legeink
2nd person plural -legetek -legeitek
3rd person plural -legük -legeik

(frequentative verb-forming suffix):

Conjugation of -leg
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. -lgek -legsz -leg -lgünk -legtek -legnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. -legtem -legtél -lgett -legtünk -legtetek -legtek
def.
2nd obj
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. -legni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. -lgék -lgél -lge -lgénk -lgétek -lgének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -leg vala, -lgett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. -lgendek -lgendesz -lgend -lgendünk -lgendetek -lgendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. -legnék -legnél -legne -legnénk -legnétek -legnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -lgett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. -legjek -legj or
-legjél
-legjen -legjünk -legjetek -legjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -lgett légyen
infinitive -legni -legnem -legned -legnie -legnünk -legnetek -legniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
-lgés -lgő -lgett -legve (-legvén)
Potential conjugation of -leg
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. -leghetek -leghetsz -leghet -leghetünk -leghettek -leghetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. -leghettem -leghettél -leghetett -leghettünk -leghettetek -leghettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. -legheték -leghetél -leghete -legheténk -leghetétek -leghetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. -leghet vala, -leghetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. -leghetendek
or -lgandhatok
-leghetendesz
or -lgandhatsz
-leghetend
or -lgandhat
-leghetendünk
or -lgandhatunk
-leghetendetek
or -lgandhattok
-leghetendenek
or -lgandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. -leghetnék -leghetnél -leghetne -leghetnénk -leghetnétek -leghetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. -leghetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. -leghessek -leghess or
-leghessél
-leghessen -leghessünk -leghessetek -leghessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. -leghetett légyen
infinitive (-leghetni) (-leghetnem) (-leghetned) (-leghetnie) (-leghetnünk) (-leghetnetek) (-leghetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(-leghetve / -leghetvén)

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Icelandic

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Suffix

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-leg

  1. inflection of -legur:
    1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
    2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
    3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • (former reform[s] only): -lig

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse -ligr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-leː(ɡ)/, /-lɛ(ɡ)/

Suffix

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-leg (indefinite singular -leg, definite singular and plural -lege, comparative -legare, indefinite superlative -legast, definite superlative -legaste)

  1. -ly

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adapted from English -logy with influence from native -eg.

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Suffix

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-leg

  1. a science, an -ology
    Synonym: -eg
    bio- (bio-) + ‎-leg → ‎bioleg (biology)
    ffeno- (pheno-) + ‎-leg → ‎ffenoleg (phenology)