-izál

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the 17th century. From Medieval Latin -izō.[1]

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-izál

  1. (verb-forming suffix) -ize, -ise (forms verbs from naturalized foreign nouns)
    politizál (to politicize, to talk/discuss politics, engage in politics)

Usage notes[edit]

  • It was also attached to a few Hungarian words (e.g. urizál), but in this role it's obsolete and no longer productive.
  • Sometimes Hungarian uses -alizál where English has -ize, e.g. minimalizál (minimize), optimalizál (optimize), or digitalizál (digitize).

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References[edit]

  1. ^ -izál in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)