ig.
German, adjective/ɪç/
ig. is spelled I-G (2 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,816th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ig. is a German adjective meaning “alternative form of idg. (“IE (Indo-European)”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ig. mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alternative form of idg. (“IE (Indo-European)”)
suffix
- 1
-y, -eous; forms adjectives from nouns, describing the noteworthy presence of the noun
- 2
forms adjectives from numerals and nouns, describing something as having or involving a certain amount of the noun
- 3
-ed; forms adjectives from adjectives and nouns, describing something as having a noun of a certain quality; often triggers umlaut for single-syllable nouns
- 4
forms adjectives from verbs, describing a propensity or ongoing state of an action
- 5
forms adjectives from adverbs, describing something as being defined by the adverb
suffix
- 1
Switzerlandcolloquialvariation of -ung
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. altes, sehr häufiges Suffix, das meist Adjektive und Adverbien aus meist Substantiven und Verben bildet. Das Suffix hängt sich oft dem unveränderten Wortstamm eines Grundwortes an, manchmal ist dieser abgelautet, daneben gibt es auch komplexere und (etwa durch das hohe Alter der entsprechenden Bildungen) undurchsichtige Bildungsarten. Das Suffix ist noch heute produktiv. Zu den semantischen Bezieh 2. denominal 3. Suffix, das aus einem Substantiv ein Adjektiv/Adverb bildet 4. Suffix, das aus einer nominalen Gruppe (etwa Adjektiv + Substantiv) ein Adjektiv/Adverb bildet
suffix: 1. Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) zur Bildung von Verben aus Substantiven und Adjektiven; auch in Kombination mit Präfixen wie be- und ver-
abbreviation: 1. Industriegewerkschaft 2. Interessengemeinschaft 3. Immissionsschutzgesetz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ig.
- er ist -ig masculine predicative singular
- sie ist -ig feminine predicative singular
- es ist -ig neuter predicative singular
- sie sind -ig plural predicative
- der -ige definite includes-article masculine
- die -ige definite feminine includes-article
- das -ige definite includes-article neuter
- die -igen definite includes-article nominative
- des -igen definite genitive includes-article
- der -igen definite feminine genitive
- dem -igen dative definite includes-article
- den -igen dative definite includes-article
- ein -iger includes-article indefinite masculine
- eine -ige feminine includes-article indefinite
- ein -iges includes-article indefinite mixed
- keine -igen includes-article indefinite mixed
- eines -igen genitive includes-article indefinite
- einer -igen feminine genitive includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ig.?
- Germany /ɪç/
- /ɪk/
- /ɪɡ̊/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ig.
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ig. in German?
ig. appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).