Italian edit

Etymology edit

From -eggiare (verbalizing suffix) +‎ -ante (present participle suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /edˈd͡ʒan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: -eg‧giàn‧te

Suffix edit

-eggiante (adjective-forming suffix, plural -eggianti)

  1. 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)

Derived terms edit