-acchiare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From -acchio (diminutive suffix) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /akˈkja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: -ac‧chià‧re

Suffix

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-acchiàre (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -àcchio, first-person singular past historic -acchiài, past participle -acchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. used with verbs to derive verbs with attenuative, diminutive, frequentative and pejorative connotation
    bruciare (to burn) + ‎-acchiare → ‎bruciacchiare (to scorch)
    rubare (to steal) + ‎-acchiare → ‎rubacchiare (to pilfer)

Conjugation

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