-ejar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin -idiāre, popular counterpart to Latin -izāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare French -oyer, Italian -eggiare, Occitan -ejar, Romanian -ez, Spanish and Portuguese -ear. Doublet of -itzar, borrowed from the 'proper' Latin form.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /-əˈʒa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /-eˈd͡ʒaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

-ejar (first-person singular present -ejo, past participle -ejat)

1. Forms verbs from adjectives and nouns.

• -itzar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin -idiāre, popular counterpart to Latin -izāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare French -oyer, Italian -eggiare, Catalan -ejar, Romanian -ez, Spanish and Portuguese -ear. Doublet of -isar, borrowed from the 'proper' Latin form.

• IPA^(key): /eˈdʒa/

-ejar

1. forms verbs from adjectives and nouns

• -isar

• -ear

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ejar, from Vulgar Latin -idiāre, popular counterpart to Latin -izāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare French -oyer, Italian -eggiare, Occitan -ejar, Romanian -ez, Spanish and Spanish -ear. Doublet of -izar, borrowed from the 'proper' Latin form.

-ejar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ejo, first-person singular preterite -ejei, past participle -ejado)

1. -le (forms verbs with the frequentative aspect)

   ‎gota (“drop”) + ‎-ejar → ‎gotejar (“to drip”)

   Synonym: -ear

2. forms verbs meaning “to use, apply or perform [the suffixed noun]”

   ‎vela (“sail”) + ‎-ejar → ‎velejar (“to sail”)