-igi

See also: igi, -iĝi, iĝi, and īgi

Esperanto

Etymology

Perhaps from German -igen or Latin -igāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈiɡi]
  • Rhymes: -iɡi
  • Hyphenation: i‧gi

Suffix

-igi

  1. (with nominal/adjectival roots) to cause to be
    ‎pura (“clean”) + ‎-igi → ‎purigi (“to make clean, to clean (tr)”)
  2. (with verbal roots) makes transitive verbs out of intransitive ones
    ‎manĝi (“to eat”) + ‎-igi → ‎manĝigi (“to feed”)
    ‎bruli (“to burn (intr)”) + ‎-igi → ‎bruligi (“to burn (tr)”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -igi

Descendants

  • Ido: -igar

See also

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