-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

1. Forms verbal nouns.
2. 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)