-áz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "az"

Hungarian

Etymology

-á- (linking vowel) + -z (verb-forming suffix)

Suffix

-áz

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun to form a verb.
    magyar (“Hungarian”) → magyaráz (“to explain”)

Usage notes
  • (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -z is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -oz is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -az is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ez is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öz is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -áz is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1z' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -áz'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -áz</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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