-aio
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Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin -ārius. Compare the borrowed doublet -ario, as well as -iere, borrowed from (Old) French. Example: Italian operaio, from Latin operārius.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-aio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ai, feminine -aia)
- added to nouns to form agent nouns
- added to nouns to form nouns of mass or collection
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Categories:
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian doublets
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ajo
- Rhymes:Italian/ajo/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian suffixes
- Italian noun-forming suffixes
- Italian countable suffixes
- Italian masculine suffixes