-ereccio

Italian

Alternative forms

  • -areccio (archaic or regional)
  • -ericcio (influenced by -iccio)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin -āricius, from -ārius + -icius, whence respectively Italian -aio and -eccio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈret.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ettʃo
  • Hyphenation: -e‧réc‧cio

Suffix

-ereccio (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ereccia, masculine plural -erecci, feminine plural -erecce)

  1. forms relational adjectives from nouns
    letto (bed) + -erecciolettereccio (bed (relational))
    villa (country house, villa) + -erecciovillereccio (country (relational); rustic)
    casa (house) + -erecciocasereccio (homemade; plain, simple)
    pescare (to fish) + -erecciopeschereccio (fishing (relational))

Suffix

-ereccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -erecci, feminine -ereccia)

  1. forms nouns of various meanings, e.g. collectives, from other nouns and from verbs
    secco (dry) + -erecciosecchereccio (set of dry things (Tuscan); drought (archaic))
    spendere (to spend) + -erecciospendereccio (spendthrift)
    pescare (to fish) + -erecciopeschereccio (fishing boat)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ereccio
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