-itzar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare French -iser, Italian -izzare, Spanish and Portuguese -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from Vulgar Latin in Catalan, -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [iˈd͡za]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [iˈzaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Suffix

-itzar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -itzo, first-person singular preterite -itzí, past participle -itzat)

1. added to the stem of a noun or adjective to form a verb meaning “to give something the character of” the root noun or adjective: -ize

   ‎urbà (“urban”) + ‎-itzar → ‎urbanitzar (“urbanize”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -itzar

Related terms

• -ejar

Further reading

• “-itzar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “-itzar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.