-izia

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Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin -itia, whence also Italian -ezza, which was inherited.

Suffix

-izia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -izie)

  1. added to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ness, -ity, -ice, -ship
    amico (friend) + ‎-izia → ‎amicizia (friendship)
    giusto (right, just) + ‎-izia → ‎giustizia (justice)
    furbo (sly) + ‎-izia → ‎furbizia (slyness)
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “-izia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Suffix

-izia (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

  1. feminine singular of -izio