-izia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈit.t͡sja/
• Rhymes: -ittsja
• Hyphenation: -ì‧zia

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin -itia, whence also Italian -ezza, which was inherited.

Suffix

-izia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -izie)

1. added to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ness, -ity, -ice, -ship

   ‎amico (“friend”) + ‎-izia → ‎amicizia (“friendship”)

   ‎giusto (“right, just”) + ‎-izia → ‎giustizia (“justice”)

   ‎furbo (“sly”) + ‎-izia → ‎furbizia (“slyness”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -izia

furbizia

immondizia

ingiustizia

pigrizia

sporcizia

Etymology 2

Suffix

-izia (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -izio