-áz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "az"

Hungarian

Etymology

From -á- (linking vowel) -z (verb-forming suffix).

Suffix

-áz

1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form a verb.

   ‎magyar (“Hungarian”) ‎-áz → ‎magyaráz (“to explain”)

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.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -áz

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes