-aza

See also: aza, Aza, āža, azā, azã, āza, -azą, -áza, and aza-

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English -ase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.za/
• Rhymes: -aza
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-aza f

1. -ase

   ‎amyl + ‎-aza → ‎amylaza

Declension

Declension of -aza

	singular	plural
nominative	-aza	-azy
genitive	-azy	-az
dative	-azie	-azom
accusative	-azę	-azy
instrumental	-azą	-azami
locative	-azie	-azach
vocative	-azo	-azy

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -aza

acetyloesteraza

amylaza

esteraza

Further reading

• -aza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Suffix

-aza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -azas)

1. feminine singular of -azo

Further reading

• “-azo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10