-ozik

See also: őzik, ö-zik, -ózik, -özik, and -őzik

Hungarian

Etymology

From -o- (linking vowel) +‎ -zik (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ozik]

Suffix

-ozik

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to a noun or a verb to form a verb.
    ‎gitár (“guitar”) + ‎-ozik → ‎gitározik (“to play the guitar”)
    ‎tart (“to keep; to hold”) + ‎-ozik → ‎tartozik (“to belong; to owe”)

Usage notes
  • (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -zik is generally added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -azik is added to some back-vowel words
    -ozik is added to most back-vowel words
    -ezik is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words
    -özik is added to most rounded front-vowel words

Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -l/-ol/-al/-el/-öl/-ál.

Derived terms
Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ozik

See also
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
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