-aglia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ālia, the neuter plural of -ālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʎ.ʎa/
• Rhymes: -aʎʎa
• Hyphenation: -à‧glia

Suffix

-aglia m (noun-forming suffix, plural -aglii)

1. used to create female collective nouns, often pejorative

   ‎nuvola (“cloud”) + ‎-aglia → ‎nuvolaglia (“mass of clouds”)

   ‎cane (“dog”) + ‎-aglia → ‎canaglia (“scoundrel, rogue”)

   ‎gente (“people”) + ‎-aglia → ‎gentaglia (“rabble, scum”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -aglia

Anagrams

• -algia, Galia, algia, aliga