-izà

See also: iza, Iza, izá, izā, ižä, iza-, and -iza

Lombard

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin -izāre, present infinitive of -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō, verbalizing suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-idyé- (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈ(d)za/, [iˈ(d̪)z̪a]
• Hyphenation: -i‧zà

Suffix

-izà

1. Added to adjectives and nouns to form verbs; -ize.

   ‎global (“Global”) + ‎-izà → ‎globalizà (“to globalise”)

   ‎focal (“focal”) + ‎-izà → ‎focalizà (“to put into focus”)

Related terms

• -ezà