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-aggine

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See also: aggine

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -aginem, accusative singular of -ago.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈad.d͡ʒi.ne/
Rhymes: -addʒine
Hyphenation: -àg‧gi‧ne

Suffix

-aggine f (noun-forming suffix, plural -aggini)

added to adjectives to form nouns denoting a quality, typically negative; -cy, -ness
‎cocciuto (“stubborn”) + ‎-aggine → ‎cocciutaggine (“(act of) stuborness”)

‎lezioso (“affected”) + ‎-aggine → ‎leziosaggine (“affectation”)

‎stupido (“stupid”) + ‎-aggine → ‎stupidaggine (“(act of) stupidity”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -aggine

fantasticaggine

fastidiosaggine

forsennataggine

grammaticaggine

infingardaggine

mentecattaggine

meticolosaggine

presuntuosaggine

sbalorditaggine

scapestrataggine

scellerataggine

sciagurataggine

scioperataggine

scolasticaggine

spensierataggine

strampalataggine

trascurataggine

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