caduta

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈdu.ta/
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Hyphenation: ca‧dù‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal, formed with the feminine past participle of cadere (“to fall”).

Noun[edit]

caduta f (plural cadute)

  1. fall (act of falling)
    Synonyms: calo, rotolone, ruzzolone, tonfo
    Antonyms: ascesa, salita
    La sua caduta accidentale dal tetto è stata fatale. ― His accidental fall from the roof was fatal.
  2. (figurative) drop (i.e. temperature drop)
    Synonym: calo

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

caduta

  1. feminine singular of caduto
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