-öz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oz"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -ö- (linking vowel) + -z (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -øz

Suffix

-öz

1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form a verb. Less frequently, it can also be found added onto other parts of speech.

   ‎kölcsön (“loan”) + ‎-öz → ‎kölcsönöz (“to loan”)

   ‎rögtön (“immediately”, adverb) + ‎-öz → ‎rögtönöz (“to improvise”)

   ‎ön (“you”, pronoun, formal) + ‎-öz → ‎önöz (“to address someone formally by using ön”)

2. (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb to form a repetitive version of the verb.

   ‎önt (“to pour”) + ‎-öz → ‎öntöz (“to water”)

Usage notes

• (verb-forming suffix) 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.

• (frequentative suffix) Variants:

  -oz is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ez is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öz is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -öz

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Volapük

Suffix

-öz

1. A suffix for verbs used as a jussive mood to form an emphatic command.