See also: oz, , , Oz, óz, öz, Öz, őz, -öz, and oz.

HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

-o- (linking vowel) + -z (verb-forming suffix)

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-oz

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun to form a verb.
    adomány (donation)adományoz (to donate)

Usage notesEdit

  • (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -z is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -oz is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -az is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ez is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öz is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -áz is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -zik/-ozik/-azik/-ezik/-özik or -l/-ol/-al/-el/-öl/-ál.

Derived termsEdit

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