-eggiante
التعريفات والمعاني
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From -eggiare (verbalizing suffix) + -ante (present participle suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /edˈd͡ʒan.te/
Rhymes: -ante
Hyphenation: -eg‧giàn‧te
=== Suffix ===
-eggiante m or f by sense (adjective-forming suffix, plural -eggianti)
used to form adjectives expressing characteristics tending toward the root adjective; -ish, -like, -esque
sportivo (“sports (relational)”) + -eggiante → sportiveggiante (“sporty”)
arabo (“Arab, Arabian”) + -eggiante → arabeggiante (“Arabist”)
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