-itzar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ejar, which was inherited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [iˈd͡za] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iˈzaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Suffix === -itzar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -itzo, first-person singular preterite -itzí, past participle -itzat) added to the stem of a noun or adjective to form a verb meaning “to give something the character of” the root noun or adjective: -ize ‎urbà (“urban”) + ‎-itzar → ‎urbanitzar (“urbanize”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -ejar === Further reading === “-itzar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “-itzar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.