-ejar

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin -idiāre, -izāre, which was formed after Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein), whence also Catalan -itzar (re-borrowed from Latin later), French -oyer, Italian -eggiare, Occitan -ejar, Romanian -ez, Spanish and Portuguese -ear.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /-əˈʒa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /-eˈd͡ʒaɾ/

Suffix

-ejar (first-person singular present -ejo, past participle -ejat)

1. Forms verbs from adjectives and nouns.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin -idiāre, -izāre, which was formed after Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈdʒa/

Suffix

-ejar

1. forms verbs from adjectives and nouns

Etymology

From Old Portuguese -ejar, from Vulgar Latin *-idiare.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ˈʒa(ʁ)/

Suffix

-ejar

1. -le (forms verbs with the frequentative aspect)

   gota (“drop”) + ‎-ejar → ‎gotejar (“to drip”)

2. forms verbs meaning “to use, apply or perform [the suffixed noun]”

   vela (“sail”) + ‎-ejar → ‎velejar (“to sail”)