-ezik

Hungarian

Etymology

From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -zik (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛzik]

Suffix

-ezik

1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form a verb.

   ‎internet (“internet”) + ‎-ezik → ‎internetezik (“to use the internet”)

   ‎víkend (“weekend”) + ‎-ezik → ‎víkendezik (“to weekend”)

Usage notes

• (verb-forming suffix) Variants:

  -zik is generally added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -dzik variant of -zik, it is added only to a few words ending in a vowel

  ‎bimbó (“bud”) + ‎-dzik → ‎bimbódzik (“to form buds”)

  ‎gyűrű (“ring”) + ‎-dzik → ‎gyűrűdzik (“to form rings, to ripple”)

  -azik is added to some back-vowel words

  -ozik is added to most back-vowel words

  -ezik is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words

  -özik is added to most rounded front-vowel words

Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -l/-ol/-al/-el/-öl/-ál.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ezik

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes