-alha

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian -aglia, from Latin -ālia, accusative neuter plural of -ālis.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-alha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -alhas)

  1. Forms feminine collective pejorative nouns.
    gente (people) + ‎-alha → ‎gentalha (rabble)
    criança (child) + ‎-alha → ‎criançalha (children behaving inappropriately)
    miúça (worthless object) + ‎-alha → ‎miuçalha (bunch of worthless objects)

Usage notes

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  • Also found in loanwords from Italian containing -aglia and words derived from Latin containing -ālia.

Derived terms

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