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-izar

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See also: izar and Izar

Galician

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ear and -exar.

Suffix

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-izar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -izo, first-person singular preterite -icei, past participle -izado)

  1. -ise/-ize

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Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowing from English -ize, French -iser, German -isieren, Italian -izzare and Spanish -izar.

Suffix

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-izar

  1. suffix used to form a transitive verb meaning: to cover with, add to, supply with or ornament with; -ize
    salo (salt) + ‎-izar → ‎salizar (to salt)
    armo (weapon) + ‎-izar → ‎armizar (to arm)
    oleo (oil) + ‎-izar → ‎oleizar (to oil)
    lumo (light) + ‎-izar → ‎lumizar (to illuminate)

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Occitan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ejar, which was inherited.

Suffix

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-izar

  1. -ise/-ize

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ear and -ejar.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁ, (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: -i‧zar

Suffix

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-izar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -izo, first-person singular preterite -izei, past participle -izado)

  1. -ize
    legal (legal) + ‎-izar → ‎legalizar (legalize)
    popular (popular) + ‎-izar → ‎popularizar (popularize)
    laico (lay) + ‎-izar → ‎laicizar (laicize)
    urbano (urban) + ‎-izar → ‎urbanizar (urbanize)

Usage notes

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The following ending(s) change(s) in words appended with this suffix:

  • -ição (preceded by a syllabic vowel in feminine nouns, incl. plurals) → -cion
  • -ção, -são (in feminine nouns, incl. plurals) → -cion, -sion
  • -ão (as a non-verb suffix, incl. plurals) → -on
  • -ã(o) (incl. plurals) → -(i)an, -am, or -(i)on, depending on the base word's etymology
  • -m (incl. plurals) → -n
  • -z (in some nouns from Latin, incl. plurals) → -c(i)
  • -vel (unstressed and adjectival, incl. plurals) → -bil
  • -z (adjectival, incl. plurals) → -c
  • -dade (as a noun suffix, incl. plurals) → -t

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ear, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-izar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -izo, first-person singular preterite -icé, past participle -izado)

  1. -ise/-ize

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