"-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: {{inh|de|gmh|-ung}} Middle High German -ung, {{m|gmh|-unge}} -unge, {{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-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "rechnen (“to reckon”) + -ung → die Rechnung (“the reckoning, the bill”)",
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        },
        {
          "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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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "German 1-syllable words",
        "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",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links"
      ],
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          "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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