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-iza
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Appendix:Variations of "iza"
Chichewa
Etymology
ny :inh bnt-pro:*-ɪdia
ny bnt-pro *-ɪdia. Cognate with sw -iza/sw -eza.
Pronunciation
iza
Suffix
ny suffix verb-forming suffixes
Suffix that makes verbs transitive.
An alternative form of ny -itsa causative suffix.
References
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Gothic
Romanization
got -𐌹𐌶𐌰
Romanian
Etymology
ro fr -iser. ro -ez, which was inherited from Latin.
Pronunciation
ro /iˈza/
Suffix
ro suffix
-ise/-ize
Derived terms
ro
Related terms
ro -ez
Spanish
Suffix
es suffix form f
es -izo
Derived terms
es
Swahili
Etymology
sw :inh bnt-sab-pro:*-izya<alt:*-izya/*-ezya> + y, from sw bnt-pro *-ɪdia. sw -ia<pos:applicative><naf><alt:-i-> -ya<pos:causative>, with the sw -z- coming from regular Bantu spirantization. Nurse & Hinnebusch371 do mention that correspondences of this suffix within the Sabaki languages are not fully regular.
In Sabaki, cognate with zdj -iza/zdj -eza and nyf -iza/nyf -eza. Other Bantu cognates include ny -iza.
Suffix
sw suffix mid vowel harmony variant -eza
sw nonproductive suffix used to construct a causative verb with slightly different meaning
sw -ya -isha/-esha
sw lipa<alt:-lipa><t:to pay> lipiza<alt:-lipiza><t:to settle an account>
sw penda<alt:-penda><t:to love> -eza pendeza<alt:-pendeza><t:to be pleasing>
Derived terms
sw
Swahili causative verbs
References