-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
Italian terms suffixed with -aglia

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

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