-ificar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin -ificere, from faciō, facere (“make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [i.fiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.fiˈkaɾ]

Suffix

-ificar

1. -ify, -fy

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ificar

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Interlingua

Suffix

-ificar

1. Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to transform or convert the object of the verb into the root.
2. Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb.

See also

• -ar
• -isar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ficāre, from facere (“to make; to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/

Suffix

-ificar

1. -ify (forms verbs, from adjectives, indicating process of causing an object to gain the given characteristic)

   ‎falso (“false”) + ‎-ificar → ‎falsificar (“to falsify”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ificar

Related terms

• fazer

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ificere, from faciō, facere (“make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ifiˈkaɾ/ [i.fiˈkaɾ]

Suffix

-ificar

1. -ify, -fy (suffix to form verbs with the meaning of to turn into, to transform into)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ificar