-aggio

See also: aggio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -āticum, probably through Old Occitan -atge; cf. also Old French -age, Sicilian -aju. Doublet of -atico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈad.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -addʒo
  • Hyphenation: -àg‧gio

Suffix

-aggio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -aggi)

  1. -age; forms nouns indicating an action or result related to the root verb
    montare (to assemble) + ‎-aggio → ‎montaggio (assembly)
  2. -age; forms nouns indicating collection or appurtenance
    tenda (curtain) + ‎-aggio → ‎tendaggio (curtains, blinds)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -aggio