-aio
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ārius. Compare the borrowed doublet -ario, as well as -iere, borrowed from (Old) French. Example: Italian operaio, from Latin operārius.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-aio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ai, feminine -aia)
- added to nouns to form agent nouns
- added to nouns to form nouns of mass or collection