-unga

See also: unga and UNGA

Old English

Alternative forms

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)
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