See also: accia and àccia

Italian

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Etymology

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The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam,[1] the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-accia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -acce, masculine -accio)

  1. forms pejorative nouns from nouns
    bestia (beast) + ‎-accia → ‎bestiaccia (nasty or ugly beast)
    lingua (tongue) + ‎-accia → ‎linguaccia (spiteful gossip)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “-accio” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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