-accio
Italian edit
Etymology edit
The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam,[1] the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-accio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -acci, feminine -accia)
- forms pejorative nouns from nouns
- maschio (“male”) + -accio → maschiaccio (“wild boy”)
- ragazzo (“young man”) + -accio → ragazzaccio (“juvenile delinquent”)