-özik

See also: őzik, -ozik, -ózik, and -őzik

Hungarian

Etymology

-ö- (“linking vowel”) + -zik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [øzik]

Suffix

-özik

1. (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun or verb to form a verb.

   járőr (“patrol”) → járőrözik (“to patrol”)

   üvölt (“to scream, to yell”) → üvöltözik (“to yell repeatedly”)

Usage notes

• (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -zik is generally added to words ending in a vowel

  -azik is added to some back-vowel words

  -ozik is added to most back-vowel words

  -ezik is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words

  -özik is added to most rounded front-vowel words

Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -l/-ol/-al/-el/-öl/-ál.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -özik

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes