caduta
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈdu.ta/
- Rhymes: -uta
- Hyphenation: ca‧dù‧ta
Etymology 1
Deverbal, formed with the feminine past participle of cadere (“to fall”).
Noun
caduta f (plural cadute)
- fall (act of falling)
- La sua caduta accidentale dal tetto è stata fatale. ― His accidental fall from the roof was fatal.
- Synonyms: calo, rotolone, ruzzolone, tonfo
- Antonyms: ascesa, salita
- (figurative) drop (i.e. temperature drop)
- Synonym: calo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
caduta
- feminine singular of caduto