-aglia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ālia, the neuter plural of -ālis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -aʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: -à‧glia

Suffix

-aglia m (noun-forming suffix, plural -aglii)

  1. used to create female collective nouns, often pejorative
    nuvola (cloud) + ‎-aglia → ‎nuvolaglia (mass of clouds)
    cane (dog) + ‎-aglia → ‎canaglia (scoundrel, rogue)
    gente (people) + ‎-aglia → ‎gentaglia (rabble, scum)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “-aglia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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