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-ίζω

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See also: ἵζω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti (verbal suffix), from *-id- + *-yéti. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-itjaną.

    The suffix started in denominative verbs in *-id-yō (e.g. elpid-yō > ἐλπίζω (elpízō), cf. ἐλπίς (elpís)), but was later used on stems of all kinds to the number of many thousands.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

    1. Used to form similative verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs.
    2. Used to form verbs from proper nouns of cities, demonyms, to denote:
      1. adhere to the policy of the city
      2. mimicking the style and behaviour of the demonym
      -ίζω (-ízō) + ‎Λᾰ́κων (Lắkōn, Lacedaemonian) → ‎λᾰκωνίζω (lăkōnízō)

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: -ίζω (-ízo)
    • Mariupol Greek: -и́зу (-ízu)
    • Latin: -idiō, -issō, -izō (borrowed in different periods)

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    Greek

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    Suffix

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    -ίζω (-ízo)

    1. a suffix found with verbs
      1. formed from adjectives:
        έρρινος (érrinos, nasal) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎ερρινίζω (errinízo, to nasalise)
        κίτρινος (kítrinos, yellow) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎κιτρινίζω (kitrinízo, to turn yellow)
      2. formed from nouns giving an action or effect:
        βούρτσα (voúrtsa, brush) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎βουρτσίζω (vourtsízo, to sweep, to brush)
        άθεος (átheos, atheist) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎αθεΐζω (atheḯzo, to become an atheist)
      3. used to alter an existing verb:
        φέγγω (féngo, glimmer) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎φεγγίζω (fengízo, to become translucent)

    Derived terms

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