-azik

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -zik (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɒzik] === Suffix === -azik (verb-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form a verb. ‎út (“road”) + ‎-azik → ‎utazik (“to travel”) ==== 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 ==== === See also === Appendix:Hungarian suffixes