-íroz

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1705. From the -ir ending of German -ieren (“verb-forming suffix”) + -oz.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [iːroz]

Suffix

-íroz

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Mainly added to loanwords to naturalize them in Hungarian. Partially productive.
    kandíroz (“to candy”)

Usage notes
  • (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -íroz is added to back vowel words
    -éroz is added to front vowel words

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-%C3%ADroz' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -íroz'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -íroz</a>

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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