-unga

See also: unga and UNGA

Old English

Alternative forms

• -inga, -ningas, -nunges

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /un.ɡɑ/, [uŋ.ɡɑ]

Suffix

-unga

1. used to form adverbs from nouns

   fǣringa ― suddenly

   wēnunga ― possibly, perhaps, by chance

   healfunga ― by halves, partially, to some extent, imperfectly

   hōlinga ― in vain, without reason

2. used to form adverbs from adjectives

   fullunga ― fully

   dearnunga ― secretly, privately, latently

3. used to create adverbs from pronouns

   hwæth(w)egununges ― (please add an English translation of this usage example), hwæthuguningas (“somewhat”, adverb)

4. used to create adverbs from prepositions

   ġēanunga ― directly

Old High German

Etymology

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

Suffix

-unga

1. suffix used to form action nouns, -ing

   manunga (“reproof, admonition”) from manōn (“to reprove, beg, urge”)

   korunga (“temptation”) from korōn (“to test, try, temptate”)

Derived terms

Old High German terms suffixed with -unga

Descendants

• German: -ung
• Yiddish: ־ונג (-ung)