discesa

discesa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diʃˈʃe.za/, (traditional) /diʃˈʃe.sa/[1]
• Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
• Hyphenation: di‧scé‧sa

Etymology 1

Deverbal, formed with the feminine past participle of discendere (“to go down, descend”). Cognate with Piedmontese dissèisa.

Noun

discesa f (plural discese)

1. descent, slope

   Synonym: pendio

   Antonym: salita

2. fall, drop

   Synonyms: calo, caduta, abbassamento

3. downhill (sky)

Derived terms

• discesa libera
• discesismo
• discesista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

discesa f sg

1. feminine singular of disceso

References

1. discesa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

• cadessi, casside, disseca