-ízō

-ízō agr.

From Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti (verbal suffix), from *-id- + *-yéti. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-itjaną.

The suffix started in denominative verbs in *-id-yō (e.g. elpid-yō > ἐλπίζω (elpízō), cf. ἐλπίς (elpís)), but was later used on stems of all kinds to the number of many thousands.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /íz.dɔː/ → /ˈi.zo/ → /ˈi.zo/

Suffix

-ῐ́ζω • (-ízō) first-singular present indicative

1. Used to form similative verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs.
2. Used to form verbs from proper nouns of cities, demonyms, to denote:
   1. adhere to the policy of the city
   2. mimicking the style and behaviour of the demonym

1. ‎-ίζω (-ízō) + ‎Λᾰ́κων (Lákōn, “Lacedaemonian”) → ‎λᾰκωνίζω (lakōnízō)