-az
See also: Appendix:Variations of "az"
Hungarian
Etymology
-a- (linking vowel) + -z (verb-forming suffix)
Suffix
-az
- (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun to form a verb.
- alkalom (“occasion”) → alkalmaz (“to apply”)
Usage notes
- (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -z is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -oz is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
- -az is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ez is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öz is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
- -áz is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-az' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -az'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -az</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes