-ereccio

Italian

Alternative forms

• -areccio (archaic or regional)
• -ericcio (influenced by -iccio)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin -āricius, from -ārius +‎ -icius, whence respectively Italian -aio and -eccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈret.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ettʃo
• Hyphenation: -e‧réc‧cio

Suffix

-ereccio (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ereccia, masculine plural -erecci, feminine plural -erecce)

1. forms relational adjectives from nouns

   ‎letto (“bed”) + ‎-ereccio → ‎lettereccio (“bed (relational)”)

   ‎villa (“country house, villa”) + ‎-ereccio → ‎villereccio (“country (relational); rustic”)

   ‎casa (“house”) + ‎-ereccio → ‎casereccio (“homemade; plain, simple”)

   ‎pescare (“to fish”) + ‎-ereccio → ‎peschereccio (“fishing (relational)”)

Suffix

-ereccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -erecci, feminine -ereccia)

1. forms nouns of various meanings, e.g. collectives, from other nouns and from verbs

   ‎secco (“dry”) + ‎-ereccio → ‎secchereccio (“set of dry things (Tuscan); drought (archaic)”)

   ‎spendere (“to spend”) + ‎-ereccio → ‎spendereccio (“spendthrift”)

   ‎pescare (“to fish”) + ‎-ereccio → ‎peschereccio (“fishing boat”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ereccio