-eggiante
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From -eggiare (verbalizing suffix) + -ante (present participle suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-eggiante (adjective-forming suffix, plural -eggianti)
- used to form adjectives expressing characteristics tending toward the root adjective; -ish, -like, -esque
- sportivo (“sports (relational)”) + -eggiante → sportiveggiante (“sporty”)
- arabo (“Arab, Arabian”) + -eggiante → arabeggiante (“Arabist”)