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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sot.terˈra.ne.a/
- Rhymes: -anea
- Hyphenation: sot‧ter‧rà‧ne‧a
Etymology 1
Clipping of ferrovia sotterranea, from sotterraneo (“subterranean, underground”).
Noun
sotterranea f (plural sotterranee)
- (railroad) underground, tube, subway
- Synonym: metropolitana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
sotterranea
- feminine singular of sotterraneo
Further reading
- sotterranea in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- sotterranea in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- sotterranea in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- sotterranea in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication