-ezza
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -itia, whence also Italian -izia, a borrowed doublet. Cognate with Sicilian -izza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈet.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ettsa
- Hyphenation: -éz‧za
Suffix
-ezza f (plural -ezze)
- added to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity; -ness
- alto (“high, tall”) + -ezza → altezza (“height”)
- stanco (“tired”) + -ezza → stanchezza (“tiredness”)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Esperanto: -eco
Anagrams
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- Italian terms derived from Old Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Italian doublets
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ettsa
- Rhymes:Italian/ettsa/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian suffixes
- Italian feminine suffixes