-accio
Italian
Etymology
The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam[1], the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-accio m (f -accia)
- Alterative suffix used to form pejoratives.
- maschio (“male”) + -accio → maschiaccio (“wild boy”)
- ragazzo (“young man”) + -accio → ragazzaccio (“juvenile delinquent”)