-itzar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *-izare, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare French -iser, Italian -izzare, Spanish and Portuguese -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from the same source in Catalan, -ejar.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /-iˈd͡za/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /-iˈzaɾ/

Suffix

-itzar (first-person singular present -itzo, past participle -itzat)

Added to the stem of a noun or adjective to form a verb meaning “to give something the character of” the root noun or adjective: -ize

Derived terms

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Related terms

-ejar

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