-accia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam,[1] the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-accia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -acce, masculine -accio)
- forms pejorative nouns from nouns
- bestia (“beast”) + -accia → bestiaccia (“nasty or ugly beast”)
- lingua (“tongue”) + -accia → linguaccia (“spiteful gossip”)