-íroz
Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1705. From the -ir ending of German -ieren (“verb-forming suffix”) + -oz.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iːroz]
Suffix
-íroz
- (verb-forming suffix) Mainly added to loanwords to naturalize them in Hungarian. Partially productive.
- kandíroz (“to candy”)
Usage notes
- (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -íroz is added to back vowel words
- -éroz is added to front vowel words
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-%C3%ADroz' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -íroz'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -íroz</a>
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
References
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN