-aglia

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʎːa/

Suffix

-aglia f

  1. Used to create female collective pejorative nouns.
    ‎cane (“dog”) + ‎-aglia → ‎canaglia (“scoundrel, rogue”)
    ‎gente (“people”) + ‎-aglia → ‎gentaglia (“rabble, scum”)

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