-acchiare

Italian

Etymology

-acchio (diminutive suffix) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akˈkja.re/, [äkˈk̟jäːr̺e̞]
• Hyphenation: -ac‧chià‧re

Suffix

-acchiare

1. Used with verbs to derive verbs with attenuative, diminutive, frequentative and pejorative connotation.

   ‎bruciare (“to burn”) + ‎-acchiare → ‎bruciacchiare (“to scorch”)

   ‎rubare (“to steal”) + ‎-acchiare → ‎rubacchiare (“to pilfer”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -acchiare