-irati

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See also: irati and Irati

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From German -ieren with the infinitive ending -en replaced with native -ati. The German suffix is from Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-irati (Cyrillic spelling -ирати)

  1. A suffix appended to words, primarily loanwords, to form verbs.
    Synonym: -ovati

Usage notes

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  • The suffix -irati is only common in Croatia where it was at one point productive and used to form new verbs. It is still occasionally used to consciously form new verbs from loanwords, especially from Germanic languages. It can also be found in Bosnia and Serbia but to a lesser extent, being mostly used to adopt verbs borrowed from other languages.

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