-enge

See also: enge

Middle English

Suffix

-enge

1. alternative form of -ynge

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian -inge, from Proto-West Germanic *-ingu, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō. Cognates include West Frisian -ing and German -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-əŋə/

Suffix

-enge

1. Used to form feminine action nouns referring to the performance or a result of a verb; -ing

Derived terms

Saterland Frisian terms suffixed with -enge

Beloonenge

Ferbiendenge

Ferbonnenge

Ferhondelenge

Groienge

Tiedenge

Uursättenge

Tumbuka

Suffix

-enge

1. Forms the future tense in verbs. It replaces the "a" of the verb at the end.

Usage notes

This is for the near future tense (before tomorrow). For a distant future (tomorrow and later), the infix -zamu- is used.

References

• McNicholl, Duncan The No-Nonsense Guide to Learning ChiTumbuka: Volume 11, 2010