-itzar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ejar, which was inherited.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-itzar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -itzo, first-person singular preterite -itzí, past participle -itzat)
- added to the stem of a noun or adjective to form a verb meaning “to give something the character of” the root noun or adjective: -ize
- urbà (“urban”) + -itzar → urbanitzar (“urbanize”)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-itzar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “-itzar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.