-ing

Meaning

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

Concepts

-ing

-ment

-tion

Synonyms

-tie

Translations

-ung

-tion

-si

-ma

-ment

-tion

-mento

-zione

-mentum

-tiō

-cion

-ção

-mento

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: -inge

Inherited from Old Dutch: -inga

Inherited from Middle Dutch: -inc

Inherited from Old Dutch: -ing

In summary

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