-oyer

See also: oyer and oþer

French

Etymology

From Old French -oiier, -oier, from Vulgar Latin *-idiāre, *-izāre, which was formed after Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein), whence also -iser (re-borrowed from Latin), Catalan -ejar, Italian -eggiare, Occitan -ejar, Romanian -ez, Spanish and Portuguese -ear. Compare also Gothic -𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-itjan), -𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-atjan, “-ate, -ise”), Old High German -izzen, -azzen (“-ate, -ise”), Old English -ettan (“-ate, -ise”). See also English -ize or English -ise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.je/

Suffix

-oyer

1. A suffix used to form some verbs, often with factitive effect.

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -oyer

Related terms

• -iser