-alha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -aglia, from Latin -ālia, accusative neuter plural of -ālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ʎa/, /ˈa.ʎɐ/

Suffix

-alha f (plural -alhas)

  1. 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
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