-eggiare

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin -idiāre, popular counterpart to Latin -izāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein). Doublet of -izzare, borrowed from the 'proper' Latin form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /edˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: -eg‧già‧re

Suffix

-eggiàre (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -éggio, first-person singular past historic -eggiài, past participle -eggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. used to form verbs from adjectives or nouns
    ‎festa (“celebration”) + ‎-eggiare → ‎festeggiare (“to celebrate”)
    ‎rumore (“noise”) + ‎-eggiare → ‎rumoreggiare (“to rumble, make noise”)
    ‎tinta (“paint”) + ‎-eggiare → ‎tinteggiare (“to paint”)
    ‎sorso (“sip”) + ‎-eggiare → ‎sorseggiare (“to sip”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -eggiare

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