-azik

See also: ázik

Hungarian

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -zik (verb-forming suffix).

Suffix

-azik

1. (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

  -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

Note: Certain words take another, synonymous suffix, -z/-oz/-az/-ez/-öz/-áz or -l/-ol/-al/-el/-öl/-ál.

Derived terms

Hungarian verbs suffixed with -azik

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes