-aglia

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-aglia m (noun-forming suffix, plural -aglii)

  1. 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

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Italian terms suffixed with -aglia

References

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

Anagrams

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