-ereccio
Italian
Alternative forms
- -areccio (archaic or regional)
- -ericcio (influenced by -iccio)
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin -āricius, from -ārius + -icius, whence respectively Italian -aio and -eccio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈret.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -ettʃo
- Hyphenation: -e‧réc‧cio
Suffix
-ereccio (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ereccia, masculine plural -erecci, feminine plural -erecce)
- forms relational adjectives from nouns
- letto (“bed”) + -ereccio → lettereccio (“bed (relational)”)
- villa (“country house, villa”) + -ereccio → villereccio (“country (relational); rustic”)
- casa (“house”) + -ereccio → casereccio (“homemade; plain, simple”)
- pescare (“to fish”) + -ereccio → peschereccio (“fishing (relational)”)
Suffix
-ereccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -erecci, feminine -ereccia)
- forms nouns of various meanings, e.g. collectives, from other nouns and from verbs
- secco (“dry”) + -ereccio → secchereccio (“set of dry things (Tuscan); drought (archaic)”)
- spendere (“to spend”) + -ereccio → spendereccio (“spendthrift”)
- pescare (“to fish”) + -ereccio → peschereccio (“fishing boat”)
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ereccio