-igi

See also: igi, -iĝi, iĝi, and īgi

Esperanto

Etymology

Perhaps from German -igen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiɡi/
  • Hyphenation: i‧gi
  • Rhymes: -iɡi

Suffix

-igi

  1. (with nominal/adjectival roots) to cause to be
    e.g. ‎pura (“clean”) + ‎-igi → ‎purigi (“to make clean, to clean (tr)”).
  2. (with verbal roots) makes transitive verbs out of intransitive ones
    e.g. ‎bruli (“to burn (intr)”) + ‎-igi → ‎bruligi (“to burn (tr)”).

Derived terms
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Descendants

See also
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