"-ung" meaning in German

See -ung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ʊŋ/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ung.wav
Etymology: From Middle High German -ung, -unge, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. More at English -ing. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|inh|goh>-unga>noun suffix|id=noun suffix}}, {{inh|de|gmh|-ung}} Middle High German -ung, {{inh|de|goh|-unga}} Old High German -unga, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*-ungu}} Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*-ungō}} Proto-Germanic *-ungō, {{cog|en|-ing}} English -ing Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} -ung f (genitive -ung, plural -ungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: -ung [genitive], -ungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ung [nominative, singular], -ungen [definite, nominative, plural], -ung [genitive, singular], -ungen [definite, genitive, plural], -ung [dative, singular], -ungen [dative, definite, plural], -ung [accusative, singular], -ungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. -ing; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ung-de-suffix-L2wNYIQ- Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -ung",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-unga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -unga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-ungu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-ungu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-ungō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-ungō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-ing"
      },
      "expansion": "English -ing",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -ung, -unge, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō. More at English -ing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-ung f (genitive -ung, plural -ungen)",
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "rechnen (“to reckon”) + -ung → die Rechnung (“the reckoning, the bill”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "entdecken (“to discover”) + -ung → die Entdeckung (“the discovery”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "erinnern (“to remind”) + -ung → die Erinnerung (“the reminder, the remembrance, the memory”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-ing; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-ing",
          "-ing#English:_noun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ʊŋ/"
    },
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  ],
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}
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        "3": "goh>-unga>noun suffix",
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      },
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      },
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    },
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    },
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ung",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-ung f (genitive -ung, plural -ungen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine suffixes",
        "German lemmas",
        "German noun-forming suffixes",
        "German suffixes",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "rechnen (“to reckon”) + -ung → die Rechnung (“the reckoning, the bill”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "entdecken (“to discover”) + -ung → die Entdeckung (“the discovery”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "erinnern (“to remind”) + -ung → die Erinnerung (“the reminder, the remembrance, the memory”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-ing; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action."
      ],
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          "-ing",
          "-ing#English:_noun"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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