-itzar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare French -iser, Italian -izzare, Spanish and Portuguese -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from Vulgar Latin in Catalan, -ejar.
Suffix
-itzar (first-person singular present -itzo, past participle -itzat)
- Added to the stem of a noun or adjective to form a verb meaning “to give something the character of” the root noun or adjective: -ize
- urbà (“urban”) + -itzar → urbanitzar (“urbanize”)
Derived terms
Catalan terms suffixed with -itzar
Related terms
Further reading
- “-itzar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “-itzar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
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