-ag

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -g (frequentative and nominal-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒɡ]

Suffix

-ag

1. (frequentative suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing a (quickly) repeating or continuous action.

   kacag (“to laugh”)

2. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a verb or a noun to form a noun or an adjective.

   ‎oszt (“to deal out”) + ‎-ag → ‎osztag (“squad”)

   ‎ló (“horse”) + ‎-ag → ‎lovag (“knight”)

   ‎hallgat (“to remain silent”) + ‎-ag → ‎hallgatag (“taciturn, reserved”)

Usage notes

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -g is added to words ending in a vowel

  -og is added to some back-vowel words

  -ag is added to other back-vowel words

  -eg is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  -ög is added to rounded front-vowel words

• (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:

  -g is added to words ending in a vowel

  -ag is added to back vowel words

  -eg is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ag

ballag

kacag

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ag

adag

állag

csomag

lovag

osztag

szalag

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ag

hallgatag

hanyag

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -agh.

Suffix

-ag f

1. A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

Derived terms

Manx terms suffixed with -ag

aashag

Jinnag

killag

rollage

Ojibwe

Suffix

-ag

1. A suffix denoting the third-person plural of an animate noun
2. A suffix denoting the first-person singular to third person singular proximate conjunct form of an transitive animate verb (vta)

See also

• -g
• -oog
• -wag

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• -ig

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

Suffix

-ag

1. forming adjectives from a-stem nouns and verbs (see English -y)

Descendants

• Middle Low German: -ig, -ich
  • German Low German: -ig

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak/

Suffix

-ag f

1. A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

   ‎slat (“stick, rod, twig, switch, wand”) + ‎-ag → ‎slatag (“violin bow, wand”)

   ‎bior (“prickle, thorn”) + ‎-ag → ‎biorag (“small thorn, small prickle”)

   ‎nighean (“daughter, girl”) + ‎-ag → ‎nìghneag (“little girl, daughterling”)

   • Often used for female given names.

     Mòrag, Sìneag, Annag, Beathag

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ag

abhag

àilleag

aingealag

Annag

apag

Beathag

bèisteag

biorag

buidheag

buidheagan

caileag

camag

cearrag

Ceiteag

ciabhag

cìochag

cìochag-thràghad

ciosag

cluicheag

coilleag

comhachag

costag

crùbag

curracag

dallag

daltag

daolag

dearcag

Doileag

dòrnag

dreagag

duilleag

easag

eireag

faoileag

fèineag

foileag

gealag

gràineag

lèineag

luchag

lùdag

luideag

màmag

miotag

Mòrag

Murdag

nìghneag

peapag

peitseag

piseag

reòiteag

reumhag

ròibeag

rùnag

samhnag

seabhag

seilcheag

sgreuchag

sguabag

slatag

smutag

sradag

srianag

srùbag

starrag

toiteag

ughag

Volapük

Suffix

-ag

1. Used to indicate an abundance.

Derived terms

Category Volapük terms suffixed with -ag not found