-íroz

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1705. From the -ir ending of German -ieren (“verb-forming suffix”) + -oz.[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-íroz

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Mainly added to loanwords to naturalize them in Hungarian. Partially productive.
    kandíroz (“to candy”)

Usage notes

  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -íroz is added to back-vowel words
    -éroz is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -íroz

See also

References

  1. ^ -íroz in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
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