-accio

See also: accio, acció, àccio, acciò, and Áccio

Italian

Etymology

The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam, the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea. Doublet of -azzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -attʃo
• Hyphenation: -àc‧cio

Suffix

-accio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -acci, feminine -accia)

1. forms pejorative nouns from nouns

   ‎maschio (“male”) + ‎-accio → ‎maschiaccio (“wild boy”)

   ‎ragazzo (“young man”) + ‎-accio → ‎ragazzaccio (“juvenile delinquent”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -accio

Related terms

• -accia
• -azzo

Descendants

• → Esperanto: -aĉ-

Anagrams

• cacio, icaco