-accia

See also: accia and àccia

Italian

Etymology

The suffix -accio/-accia stems from Latin -aceum/-aceam, the accusative singular of -aceus/-acea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -attʃa
• Hyphenation: -àc‧cia

Suffix

-accia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -acce, masculine -accio)

1. forms pejorative nouns from nouns

   ‎bestia (“beast”) + ‎-accia → ‎bestiaccia (“nasty or ugly beast”)

   ‎lingua (“tongue”) + ‎-accia → ‎linguaccia (“spiteful gossip”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -accia

Anagrams

• cacai