-oyer

See also: oyer and oþer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French -oyer, from Old French -oiier, -oier, -eier, from Vulgar Latin -idiāre, popular counterpart to -izāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Doublet of -iser, which was borrowed from the 'proper' Latin form. Compare Catalan -ejar, Italian -eggiare, Occitan -ejar, Romanian -ez, Spanish and Portuguese -ear. Compare also Gothic -𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-itjan), -𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-atjan, “-ate, -ise”), Old High German -izzen, -azzen (“-ate, -ise”), Old English -ettan (“-ate, -ise”). See also English -ize or English -ise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.je/

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Suffix

-oyer

1. a suffix used to form some verbs, often with factitive effect

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -oyer

Related terms

• -iser (productive)