-iza

== Chichewa == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɪdia. Cognate with Swahili -iza/-eza. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.za/ === Suffix === -iza Suffix that makes verbs transitive. An alternative form of -itsa (“causative suffix”). === References === Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 173 == Gothic == === Romanization === -iza romanization of -𐌹𐌶𐌰 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French -iser. Doublet of -ez, which was inherited from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈza/ === Suffix === -iza -ise/-ize ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -ez == Spanish == === Suffix === -iza f feminine singular of -izo ==== Derived terms ==== == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-izya/*-ezya, from Proto-Bantu *-ɪdia. By surface analysis, -i- (applicative) +‎ -ya (causative), with the -z- coming from regular Bantu spirantization. Nurse & Hinnebusch do mention that correspondences of this suffix within the Sabaki languages are not fully regular. In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -iza/-eza and Giryama -iza/-eza. Other Bantu cognates include Chichewa -iza. === Suffix === -iza (mid vowel harmony variant -eza) (nonproductive) suffix used to construct a causative verb with slightly different meaning Near-synonyms: -ya, -isha/-esha ‎-lipa (“to pay”) + ‎-iza → ‎-lipiza (“to settle an account”) ‎-penda (“to love”) + ‎-eza → ‎-pendeza (“to be pleasing”) ==== Derived terms ==== Swahili causative verbs === References ===