-ázik

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ázik

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

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

  -ázik is added only to a couple of words

  ‎csónak (“boat”) + ‎-ázik → ‎csónakázik (“to boat, go boating”)

  -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

• The following subvariants can be found only in a few verbs. They usually freely alternate with the above main variants, although some of the verbs developed a difference in meaning. E.g. hibázik (“to make a mistake”) vs. hibádzik (“to be amiss <denoting something faulty or missing>”)

  -dzik is added to words ending in a vowel

  ‎bimbó (“bud”) + ‎-dzik → ‎bimbódzik (“to form buds”)

  ‎gyűrű (“ring”) + ‎-dzik → ‎gyűrűdzik (“to form rings, to ripple”)

  -adzik is added to back-vowel words

  ‎nyál (“saliva”) + ‎-adzik → ‎nyáladzik (“to slobber”)

  -edzik is added to unrounded front-vowel words

  ‎gyökér (“root”) + ‎-edzik → ‎gyökeredzik (“to be rooted”)

  -ödzik is added to one rounded front-vowel word

  ‎bőr (“skin”) + ‎-ödzik → ‎bőrödzik (“to develop a thin layer of skin on a surface”)

• 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 -ázik

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes