-acchio
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin -āculum. Partly from the Latin instrument noun suffix -culum in cases where it was attached to first-conjugation verb stems ending in -ā-. Partly from the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus in cases where it was attached to noun stems ending in -āc- (e.g. loquāculus ← loquāx).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-acchio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -acchi)
- used to derive nouns with an instrumental connotation
- spaurare (“to scare”) + -acchio → spauracchio (“scarecrow”)
- used to derive nouns with a diminutive connotation
Suffix edit
-acchio (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -acchia, masculine plural -acchi, feminine plural -acchie)
- used to derive adjectives with an attenuative connotation
- verde (“green”) + -acchio → verdacchio (“greenish”)