-ificar

Catalan Etymology ca la -ificāre, from la facio faciō, facere make. Pronunciation Suffix ca suffix -ify, -fy Derived terms ca Interlingua Suffix ia suffix Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to transform or convert the object of the verb into the root. Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb. See also ia -ar ia -isar Portuguese Etymology pt la -ifico -ificāre, from la faciō facere to make; to do. Pronunciation + +,-eficar Suffix -ify forms verbs, from adjectives, indicating process of causing an object to gain the given characteristic pt falso false falsificar to falsify Derived terms pt Related terms pt fazer Spanish Etymology es osp -ificar, borrowed from es la -ificāre, from la facio faciō, facere make. es ine-pro *dʰeh₁- Pronunciation Suffix -ify, -fy forms verbs with the meaning of to turn into, to transform into Conjugation Derived terms es