Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ejar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [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

Catalan terms suffixed with -itzar

Related terms

-ejar

Further reading

“-itzar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
“-itzar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.