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Hungarian
Etymology
From -o- (linking vowel) + -z (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-oz
- (verb-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form a verb. Less frequently, it can also be found added onto other parts of speech.
- adomány (“donation”, noun) + -oz → adományoz (“to donate”)
- után (“after”, postposition) + -oz → utánoz (“to imitate”)
- túl (“excessively”, adverb) + -oz → túloz (“to exaggerate”)
Usage notes
- (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -z is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -oz is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -az is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ez is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öz is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -áz is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -zik/-ozik/-azik/-ezik/-özik or -l/-ol/-al/-el/-öl/-ál.
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