sabbia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsab.bja/
• Rhymes: -abbja
• Hyphenation: sàb‧bia

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *sabla, from a contraction of Latin sabula, plural of sabulum, variant of sabulō. Compare French sable, Occitan sabla.

Noun

sabbia f (plural sabbie)

1. sand

   Synonym: rena

Derived terms

• insabbiare
• sabbiare
• sabbiera
• sabbietta
• sabbione
• sabbioso
• spandisabbia

Related terms

• sabbiatura

Etymology 2

Verb

sabbia

1. inflection of sabbiare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative