-iĝi

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See also: -igi, igi, iĝi, and īgi

Esperanto

Alternative forms

  • -ighi (H-system spelling)
  • -igxi (X-system spelling)

Etymology

From Italian -eggiare, and probably intended to resemble -igi.[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-iĝi

  1. to become
    ‎ruĝa (“red”) + ‎-iĝi → ‎ruĝiĝi (“to blush”)
  2. to change in state
    ‎stari (“to be standing”) + ‎-iĝi → ‎stariĝi (“to stand up”)
  3. makes intransitive verbs out of transitive ones
    ‎komenci (“to begin”, transitive verb) + ‎-iĝi → ‎komenciĝi (“to begin”, intransitive verb)
    La spegulo rompiĝis. ― The mirror broke.

Usage notes

  • The definitions above are related to each other and not mutually exclusive.

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -iĝi

See also

References

  1. ^ André Cherpillod, Konciza Etimologia Vortaro, 2007
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