-itzar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *-izare, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare French -iser, Italian -izzare, Spanish and Portuguese -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from the same source in Catalan, -ejar.
Pronunciation
Suffix
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- 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”)
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Further reading
- “-itzar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “-itzar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.