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-eggiare
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Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -izzare, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eggiàre (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -éggio, first-person singular past historic -eggiài, past participle -eggiàto, auxiliary avére)
- 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”)
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