-íroz

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-íroz

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

Usage notes

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  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -íroz is added to back-vowel words
    -éroz is added to front-vowel words

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ -íroz in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)