French suffix

-ifier

causative

Register

learned

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

ADJ · N

allomorphs -fier

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -ifier

simplifier
make simple
simple+-ifier
fortifier
make strong
fort+-ifier

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ize
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ify
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -en
    functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

French

this affix: -ifier

    Hindi

    • -आ-
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

    Telugu

    Tamil