Catalan

Suffix

-ificar

1. -ify, -fy

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

• -ar
• -isar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ficāre, from facere ‎(“to make; to do”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/

Suffix

-ificar

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

   falso ‎(“false”) + ‎-ificar → ‎falsificar ‎(“to falsify”)

Related terms

• fazer

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ificere, from faciō, facere ‎(“make”).

Suffix

-ificar

1. -ify, -fy, suffix to form verbs with the meaning of to turn into, to transform into.