-alha

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian -aglia, from Latin -ālia, accusative neuter plural of -ālis. === Pronunciation === === Suffix === -alha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -alhas) 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 ==== Also found in loanwords from Italian containing -aglia and words derived from Latin containing -ālia. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-alha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026