-igia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ise, from Old French -ise, from Latin -itia. Cognate with -ezza and -izia.

Suffix

-igia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ige)

1. -ise (suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -igia

Further reading

• -igia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• agii