-aio

Appendix:Variations of "aio" Italian Alternative forms it -aro chiefly central Italy it -aglio Rome hypercorrect sometimes humorous Etymology From it la -ārius. Compare the borrowed doublet it 1 -ario, as well as it -iere, borrowed from (Old) French. Example: it operaio, from la operārius. Pronunciation Suffix m + + + added to nouns to form agent nouns it forno oven fornaio fornaio baker it pecora sheep pecoraio pecoraio shepherd it macello slaughterhouse macellaio macellaio butcher added to nouns to form nouns of mass or collection it formica ant formicaio formicaio anthill it ghiaccio ice ghiacciaio ghiacciaio iceberg it letame dung letamaio letamaio dunghill Derived terms it See also it -ario