-iar

Asturian Etymology ast roa-ole -iar, from ast la-lat -izō -izāre. ast -exar, ast -eyar and ast -izar, the latter was borrowed. Pronunciation Suffix forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to en -ize ast -ar Derived terms ast Greenlandic Pronunciation Suffix n-v trunc 1 removes [noun] (from it) [noun] has broken kl additional sense: goes to [noun]? Further reading 92 (sense 1) 94 (sense 2) Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -iere Spanish Etymology From es -ear, following an alteration of -e- into -i- derived from a colloquial synaeresis. Pronunciation raw:/-ˈjaɾ/ + Suffix es -ear forms verbs from adjectives and nouns, equivalent to en -ize Usage notes This suffix is, in most cases, only reserved for casual conversation and while it is a variant of -ear it's still productive on its own, specially in informal speech. However, when translated into writing, most of the verbs using it are written with -ear instead of -iar. Cf. es webear and es webiar or es luquear and es luquiar. In most countries it's considered very informal, especially in writing.