-aglia

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʎ.ʎa/
• Rhymes: -aʎʎa
• Hyphenation: -à‧glia

From Latin -ālia, the neuter plural of -ālis.^[1]

-aglia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -aglie)

1. used to create female collective nouns, often pejorative

   ‎nuvola (“cloud”) + ‎-aglia → ‎nuvolaglia (“mass of clouds”)

   ‎cane (“dog”) + ‎-aglia → ‎canaglia (“scoundrel, rogue”)

   ‎gente (“people”) + ‎-aglia → ‎gentaglia (“rabble, scum”)

Example of hypercorrection to hide the /ʎʎ/ → [jj] shift characteristic of Romanesco and other areas.

-aglia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -aglie, masculine -aglio, masculine plural -agli)

1. (Romanesco, sometimes humorous) hypercorrect form of -aia

• -algia, Galia, algia, aliga