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Advanced Vocabulary and Word Formation — Lessico Avanzato·Noun Suffixes: -ezza and -ità
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Italian forms abstract nouns from adjectives in two main ways: -ezza (feminine) is added to adjectives ending in -o/-a and expresses a quality as a concept (bello → bellezza, stanco → stanchezza). The suffix -ità (feminine, stressed on the final -à) derives from adjectives ending in -le, -re, -ale, -ibile (possibile → possibilità, reale → realtà). Both correspond roughly to English -ness or -ity.

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