-ing

Meaning

Creates action nouns referring to the performance of a verb, or the result thereof.

Concepts

-ing

-ment

-tion

Synonyms

-tie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga, -unga, -onga, from Proto-West Germanic *-ingu, *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ungō.