-ίζω

See also: ἵζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti (verbal suffix), from *-id- + *-yéti. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-itjaną.

The suffix started in denominative verbs in *-id-yō (e.g. elpid-yō > ἐλπίζω (elpízō), cf. ἐλπίς (elpís)), but was later used on stems of all kinds to the number of many thousands.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ῐ́ζω • (-ízō)

  1. Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs.
  2. Used to form verbs from proper nouns of cities, demonyms, to denote:
    1. adhere to the policy of the city
    2. mimicking the style and behaviour of the demonym
    ‎-ίζω (-ízō) + ‎Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Lacedaemonian”) → ‎λᾰκωνίζω (lakōnízō)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίζω

Descendants

  • Greek: -ίζω (-ízo)
  • → Latin: -issō, -izō, -idiō (borrowed in different periods)

See also

  • -άζω (-ázō)
  • -όζω (-ózō)
  • -ύζω (-úzō)

References

  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Greek

Suffix

-ίζω • (-ízo)

  1. a suffix found with verbs
    1. formed from adjectives:
      ‎έρρινος (érrinos, “nasal”) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎ερρινίζω (errinízo, “to nasalise”)
      ‎κίτρινος (kítrinos, “yellow”) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎κιτρινίζω (kitrinízo, “to turn yellow”)
    2. formed from nouns giving an action or effect:
      ‎βούρτσα (voúrtsa, “brush”) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎βουρτσίζω (vourtsízo, “to sweep, to brush”)
      ‎άθεος (átheos, “atheist”) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎αθεΐζω (atheḯzo, “to become an atheist”)
    3. used to alter an existing verb:
      ‎φέγγω (féngo, “glimmer”) + ‎-ίζω (-ízo) → ‎φεγγίζω (fengízo, “to become translucent”)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ίζω
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