-ificar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ificāre, from faciō, facere (make).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ificar

  1. -ify, -fy

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ificar

Interlingua

Suffix

-ificar

  1. Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to transform or convert the object of the verb into the root.
  2. Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb.

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ificāre, from facere (to make; to do).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [i.fiˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /i.fiˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [i.fiˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.fiˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.fiˈkaɾ/, /ɨ.fiˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.fiˈka.ɾi/, /ɨ.fiˈka.ɾi/

Suffix

-ificar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ifico, first-person singular preterite -ifiquei, past participle -ificado)

  1. -ify (forms verbs, from adjectives, indicating process of causing an object to gain the given characteristic)
    falso (false) + -ificarfalsificar (to falsify)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ificar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish -ificar, borrowed from Latin -ificāre, from faciō, facere (make).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ifiˈkaɾ/ [i.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: -i‧fi‧car

Suffix

-ificar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ifico, first-person singular preterite -ifiqué, past participle -ificado)

  1. -ify, -fy (forms verbs with the meaning of to turn into, to transform into)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ificar
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