-izar

See also: izar

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, from -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein).

Compare Catalan -itzar, French -iser, Italian -izzare, Occitan and Portuguese -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from Vulgar Latin in Galician, -ear.

Suffix

-izar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -izo, first-person singular preterite -icei, past participle -izado)

1. -ise/-ize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of -izar (c-z alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	-izar
Personal	-izar	-izares	-izar	-izarmos	-izardes	-izaren
Gerund
	-izando
Past participle
Masculine	-izado			-izados
Feminine	-izada			-izadas
Indicative
Present	-izo	-izas	-iza	-izamos	-izades	-izan
Imperfect	-izaba	-izabas	-izaba	-izabamos	-izabades	-izaban
Preterite	-icei	-izaches	-izou	-izamos	-izastes	-izaron
Pluperfect	-izara	-izaras	-izara	-izaramos	-izarades	-izaran
Future	-izarei	-izarás	-izará	-izaremos	-izaredes	-izarán
Conditional	-izaría	-izarías	-izaría	-izariamos	-izariades	-izarían
Subjunctive
Present	-ice	-ices	-ice	-icemos	-icedes	-icen
Imperfect	-izase	-izases	-izase	-izásemos	-izásedes	-izasen
Future	-izar	-izares	-izar	-izarmos	-izardes	-izaren
Imperative
Affirmative		-iza	-ice	-icemos	-izade	-icen
Negative (non)		non -ices	non -ice	non -icemos	non -icedes	non -icen

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -izar

Related terms

• -ear

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English -ize, French -iser, German -isieren, Italian -izzare and Spanish -izar.

Suffix

-izar

1. suffix used to form a transitive verb meaning: to cover with, add to, supply with or ornament with; -ize

   ‎salo (“salt”) + ‎-izar → ‎salizar (“to salt”)

   ‎armo (“weapon”) + ‎-izar → ‎armizar (“to arm”)

   ‎oleo (“oil”) + ‎-izar → ‎oleizar (“to oil”)

   ‎lumo (“light”) + ‎-izar → ‎lumizar (“to illuminate”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -izar

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, from -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein).

Compare Catalan -itzar, French -iser, Italian -izzare, Coordinate term: - and Spanish -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from Vulgar Latin in Occitan, -ejar.

Suffix

-izar

1. -ise/-ize

Derived terms

Occitan terms suffixed with -izar

Related terms

• -ejar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin and Medieval Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Compare Catalan -itzar, French -iser, Italian -izzare, Occitan and Spanish -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from Vulgar Latin in Portuguese, -ear.

Suffix

-izar

1. -ise/-ize

   ‎legal (“legal”) + ‎-izar → ‎legalizar (“legalize”)

   ‎popular (“popular”) + ‎-izar → ‎popularizar (“popularize”)

   ‎laico (“lay”) + ‎-izar → ‎laicizar (“laicize”)

   ‎urbano (“urban”) + ‎-izar → ‎urbanizar (“urbanize”)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of -izar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	-izar
Personal	-izar	-izares	-izar	-izarmos	-izardes	-izarem
Gerund
	-izando
Past participle
Masculine	-izado			-izados
Feminine	-izada			-izadas
Indicative
Present	-izo	-izas	-iza	-izamos	-izais	-izam
Imperfect	-izava	-izavas	-izava	-izávamos	-izáveis	-izavam
Preterite	-izei	-izaste	-izou	-izamos1, -izámos2	-izastes	-izaram
Pluperfect	-izara	-izaras	-izara	-izáramos	-izáreis	-izaram
Future	-izarei	-izarás	-izará	-izaremos	-izareis	-izarão
Conditional	-izaria	-izarias	-izaria	-izaríamos	-izaríeis	-izariam
Subjunctive
Present	-ize	-izes	-ize	-izemos	-izeis	-izem
Imperfect	-izasse	-izasses	-izasse	-izássemos	-izásseis	-izassem
Future	-izar	-izares	-izar	-izarmos	-izardes	-izarem
Imperative
Affirmative		-iza	-ize	-izemos	-izai	-izem
Negative (não)		não -izes	não -ize	não -izemos	não -izeis	não -izem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -izar

Related terms

• -ear

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, from -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein).

Compare Catalan -itzar, French -iser, Italian -izzare, Occitan and Portuguese -izar. Compare also the inherited suffix from Vulgar Latin in Spanish, -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /iˈθaɾ/ [iˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /iˈsaɾ/ [iˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: -i‧zar

Suffix

-izar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -izo, first-person singular preterite -icé, past participle -izado)

1. -ise/-ize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of -izar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			-izar
gerund			-izando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		-izado		-izada
		plural		-izados		-izadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	-izo	-izastú -izásvos	-iza	-izamos	-izáis	-izan
	imperfect	-izaba	-izabas	-izaba	-izábamos	-izabais	-izaban
	preterite	-icé	-izaste	-izó	-izamos	-izasteis	-izaron
	future	-izaré	-izarás	-izará	-izaremos	-izaréis	-izarán
	conditional	-izaría	-izarías	-izaría	-izaríamos	-izaríais	-izarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	-ice	-icestú -icésvos2	-ice	-icemos	-icéis	-icen
	imperfect (ra)	-izara	-izaras	-izara	-izáramos	-izarais	-izaran
	imperfect (se)	-izase	-izases	-izase	-izásemos	-izaseis	-izasen
	future1	-izare	-izares	-izare	-izáremos	-izareis	-izaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		-izatú -izávos	-ice	-icemos	-izad	-icen
	negative		no -ices	no -ice	no -icemos	no -icéis	no -icen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of -izar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive -izar
	dative	-izarme	-izarte	-izarle, -izarse	-izarnos	-izaros	-izarles, -izarse
	accusative	-izarme	-izarte	-izarlo, -izarla, -izarse	-izarnos	-izaros	-izarlos, -izarlas, -izarse
with gerund -izando
	dative	-izándome	-izándote	-izándole, -izándose	-izándonos	-izándoos	-izándoles, -izándose
	accusative	-izándome	-izándote	-izándolo, -izándola, -izándose	-izándonos	-izándoos	-izándolos, -izándolas, -izándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative -iza
	dative	-ízame	-ízate	-ízale	-ízanos	not used	-ízales
	accusative	-ízame	-ízate	-ízalo, -ízala	-ízanos	not used	-ízalos, -ízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative -izá
	dative	-izame	-izate	-izale	-izanos	not used	-izales
	accusative	-izame	-izate	-izalo, -izala	-izanos	not used	-izalos, -izalas
with formal second-person singular imperative -ice
	dative	-íceme	not used	-ícele, -ícese	-ícenos	not used	-íceles
	accusative	-íceme	not used	-ícelo, -ícela, -ícese	-ícenos	not used	-ícelos, -ícelas
with first-person plural imperative -icemos
	dative	not used	-icémoste	-icémosle	-icémonos	-icémoos	-icémosles
	accusative	not used	-icémoste	-icémoslo, -icémosla	-icémonos	-icémoos	-icémoslos, -icémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative -izad
	dative	-izadme	not used	-izadle	-izadnos	-izaos	-izadles
	accusative	-izadme	not used	-izadlo, -izadla	-izadnos	-izaos	-izadlos, -izadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative -icen
	dative	-ícenme	not used	-ícenle	-ícennos	not used	-ícenles, -ícense
	accusative	-ícenme	not used	-ícenlo, -ícenla	-ícennos	not used	-ícenlos, -ícenlas, -ícense

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -izar

Related terms

• -ear

 

Further reading

• “-izar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014