-acchio

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āculum. Partly from the Latin instrument noun suffix -culum in cases where it was attached to first-conjugation verb stems ending in -ā-. Partly from the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus in cases where it was attached to noun stems ending in -āc- (e.g. loquāculus ← loquāx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈak.kjo/
• Rhymes: -akkjo
• Hyphenation: -àc‧chio

Suffix

-acchio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -acchi)

1. used to derive nouns with an instrumental connotation

   ‎spaurare (“to scare”) + ‎-acchio → ‎spauracchio (“scarecrow”)

2. used to derive nouns with a diminutive connotation

   ‎orso (“bear”) + ‎-acchio → ‎orsacchio (“young or small bear”)

Suffix

-acchio (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -acchia, masculine plural -acchi, feminine plural -acchie)

1. used to derive adjectives with an attenuative connotation

   ‎verde (“green”) + ‎-acchio → ‎verdacchio (“greenish”)

Derived terms

• -acchiare
• -acchiotto

Italian terms suffixed with -acchio

Anagrams

• aocchi