-ingur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse -ingr, from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iŋkʏr/
- Rhymes: -iŋkʏr (note that some words with this suffix may not carry stress on the penultimate syllable, and therefore do not rhyme with the others)
Suffix
-ingur
- Forms verbal nouns.
- Added to a noun stem, effecting i-mutation (if applicable), forming a noun denoting an inhabitant or original of a particular place, a student of a particular school, etc.
Derived terms
Icelandic terms suffixed with -ingur
Related terms
- -ningur, -vingur
See also
- -lingur (dimunitive suffix)
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