ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin -ālia, the neuter plural of -ālis.[1]
SuffixEdit
-aglia f
- used to create female collective pejorative nouns
Usage notesEdit
- cane “dog” → canaglia “scoundrel, rogue” (whence French canaille)
- gente “people” → gentaglia “rabble, scum”
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “-aglia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2