Meaning
northern
In a sentence
Abito nella parte settentrionale della città.
I live in the northern part of the city.
Hai mai visitato la costa settentrionale dell'isola?
Have you ever visited the island's northern coast?
Non abbiamo preso la strada settentrionale ieri.
We didn't take the northern road yesterday.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| settentrionale | masculine · singular |
| settentrionale | feminine · singular |
| settentrionali | masculine · plural |
| settentrionali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- More formal and geographic than nordico or del nord; common in news, history, and official descriptions.
- It agrees in gender and number: settentrionale, settentrionali. The form is the same for masculine and feminine singular.
- Often contrasts with meridionale in discussions of Italy: regioni settentrionali, Italia settentrionale.