Meaning
rock
In a sentence
La roccia qui è liscia e molto fredda.
The rock here is smooth and very cold.
Hai mai provato ad arrampicare su una roccia?
Have you ever tried climbing on a rock?
Ieri abbiamo visto una grande roccia sul sentiero.
Yesterday we saw a big rock on the path.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| roccia | feminine · singular |
| rocce | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use roccia for stone in nature; sasso is a small stone, pietra is broader and often used for worked stone or figurative meanings.
- Usually uncountable for material: roccia vulcanica. Countable when referring to formations: una roccia, le rocce.
- For the sport, Italian more often says arrampicata su roccia or arrampicata sportiva than just roccia.