-öz
See also: öz, Öz, oz, Oz, őz, ož, and -oz
Hungarian
Etymology
-ö- (linking vowel) + -z (verb-forming suffix)
Suffix
-öz
- (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun to form a verb.
- kölcsön (“loan”) → kölcsönöz (“to loan”)
- (frequentative suffix) Appended to a verb to form a repetitive version of the verb.
- önt (“to pour”) → öntöz (“to water”)
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
- (frequentative suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -oz is added to some 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
Derived terms
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See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Volapük
Suffix
-öz
- A suffix for verbs used as a jussive mood to form an emphatic command.