-aglia

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Italian terms suffixed with -aglia

References

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