-aggio

See also: aggio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -āticum, probably through Old Occitan -atge; cf. also Old French -age, Sicilian -aju. Doublet of -atico.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈad.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -addʒo
  • Hyphenation: -àg‧gio

Suffix

-aggio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -aggi)

  1. -age; forms nouns indicating an action or result related to the root verb
    ‎montare (“to assemble”) + ‎-aggio → ‎montaggio (“assembly”)
  2. -age; forms nouns indicating collection or appurtenance
    ‎tenda (“curtain”) + ‎-aggio → ‎tendaggio (“curtains, blinds”)

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -aggio
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