-izzare

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, present infinitive of -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō, verbalizing suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix). Compare -eggiare inherited from Vulgar Latin *-izō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /idˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: -iz‧zà‧re

Suffix

-izzàre (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ìzzo, first-person singular past historic -izzài, past participle -izzàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. added to adjectives and nouns to form verbs; -ize
    ‎anglico (“Anglian”) + ‎-izzare → ‎anglicizzare (“to anglicize”)
    ‎focale (“focal”) + ‎-izzare → ‎focalizzare (“to put into focus”)
    ‎sociale (“social”) + ‎-izzare → ‎socializzare (“to socialize”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -izzare

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