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-izza
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Appendix:Variations of "izza"
Maltese
Etymology
mt it -izzare, from mt la -izo -izare, from mt grc -ίζω -ίζειν.
Pronunciation
mt /ˈɪd.d͡za/
Suffix
suffix
-ise, -ize; verbal suffix occurring in borrowings from Italian and loan translations from English
Sicilian
Etymology
scn -ness :inh la:-itia<id:-ness>
scn la -itia. Cognate with it -ezza.
Pronunciation
scn /-ˈit.tsa/
scn ittsa
scn ìz za
Suffix
scn suffix f plural -izzi
added to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity; -ness
scn autu high, tall autizza autizza height
scn beḍḍu handsome, beautiful biḍḍizza biḍḍizza beauty
scn stancu tired stanchizza stanchizza tiredness
scn stranu strange, stranger stranizza stranizza strangeness, extraneousness
Derived terms
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