-ificar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin -ificere, from faciō, facere (“make”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ificar

  1. -ify, -fy

Derived terms
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Interlingua

Suffix

-ificar

  1. Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to transform or convert the object of the verb into the root.
  2. Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb.

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ficāre, from facere (“to make; to do”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/

Suffix

-ificar

  1. -ify (forms verbs, from adjectives, indicating process of causing an object to gain the given characteristic)
    ‎falso (“false”) + ‎-ificar → ‎falsificar (“to falsify”)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Portuguese_words_suffixed_with_-ificar' title='Category:Portuguese words suffixed with -ificar'>Portuguese words suffixed with -ificar</a>

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ificere, from faciō, facere (“make”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ifiˈkaɾ/

Suffix

-ificar

  1. -ify, -fy (suffix to form verbs with the meaning of to turn into, to transform into)

Derived terms
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