-eggiante
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From -eggiare (verbalizing suffix) + -ante (present participle suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-eggiante (adjective-forming suffix, plural -eggianti)
- used to form adjectives expressing characteristics tending toward the root adjective; -ish, -like, -esque
- sportivo (“sports (relational)”) + -eggiante → sportiveggiante (“sporty”)
- arabo (“Arab, Arabian”) + -eggiante → arabeggiante (“Arabist”)