-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)
- 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
- “-aglia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
Anagrams
- -algia, Galia, algia, aliga