-accio
Italian
Etymology
The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam[1], the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea.
Suffix
-accio m (f -accia)
- Alterative suffix used to form pejoratives.
- maschio (“male”) + -accio → maschiaccio (“wild boy”)
- ragazzo (“young man”) + -accio → ragazzaccio (“juvenile delinquent”)
Derived terms
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Related terms
References
- “-accio” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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