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-aglia
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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
it :inh la:-ālis<alt:-ālia><id:adjectivizing suffix>
From it la -ālia, the neuter plural of la -ālis.-aglia
Suffix
fit pejorative suffixes
used to create female collective nouns, often pejorative
it nuvola cloud nuvolaglia nuvolaglia mass of clouds
it cane dog canaglia canaglia scoundrel, rogue
it gente people gentaglia gentaglia rabble, scum
Derived terms
it
Etymology 2
Example of hypercorrection to hide the /ʎʎ/ → [jj] shift characteristic of Romanesco and other areas.
Suffix
f + + +
it Rome sometimes humorous it -aia hypercorrect
References
Anagrams
it aagil -algia Galia algia aliga