Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ify

/ɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: -i-fy
IPA: /ɪfaɪ/

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms transitive verbs meaning "to make" from adjectives and nouns.

suffix

Forms intransitive verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives and nouns.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify From Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ificāre, from -ficus, from faciō (“to make, do”). For example, purify from purificare, from purificus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -ifien, -ifier, -ificō

Inflected Forms

-ifies (present, singular) -ifying (participle, present) -ified (participle, past) -ified (past) -fy (alternative)

Phrases

-faction -ficance -ificance -ficant -ificant -fication -ification -fic

Frequently Paired Words

-faction -ficance -ificance -ficant -ificant -fication -ification -fic

Synonyms

-ise -ize

Questions

How do you pronounce -ify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪfaɪ/.
What does -ify mean?: Forms transitive verbs meaning "to make" from adjectives and nouns.
Where does -ify come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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