-izzare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō, verbalizing suffix). Compare -eggiare inherited from Vulgar Latin *-izō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /idˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: -iz‧zà‧re

Suffix[edit]

-izzàre (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ìzzo, first-person singular past historic -izzài, past participle -izzàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. added to adjectives and nouns to form verbs; -ize
    anglico (Anglian) + ‎-izzare → ‎anglicizzare (to anglicize)
    focale (focal) + ‎-izzare → ‎focalizzare (to put into focus)
    sociale (social) + ‎-izzare → ‎socializzare (to socialize)

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