Meaning of -eg | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“ketyeg (“to tick (like a clock)”)”

“töm (“to stuff”) + -eg → tömeg (“mass”)”

“sző (“to weave”) + -eg → szöveg (“text”)”

“lő (“to shoot, to fire”) + -eg → löveg (“cannon, gun”)”

“hideg (“cold”)”

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