-àdda
See also: -ata
Ligurian
Etymology
From Latin -āta, feminine singular of -ātus (1st conjugation past participle suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ˈada/
Suffix
-àdda f (plural -àdde)
- Used to form feminine verbal nouns expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb.
- nevâ (“to snow”) + -àdda → nevàdda (“an instance of snowing”)
- Used to form collective nouns.
- töa (“table”) + -àdda → toàdda (“table, the people sitting around a table”)
- (rare) Used as an intensifier.
- sciàmma (“flame”) + -àdda → sciamàdda (“a burst of flames”)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ligurian_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A0dda' title='Category:Ligurian words suffixed with -àdda'>Ligurian words suffixed with -àdda</a>
Related terms
- -â
- -âta