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The Italian word for stone is
pietra





stone

Gender

The gender of pietra is feminine. E.g. la pietra.

Plural

The plural of pietra is pietre.

Italian Definition


stone
     1. sost. pietra



Translations for stone and their definitions

pietra ©
     1. n. stone
Image illustrating the Italian word Pietra


sasso
     1. n. (geology) stone, rock
     2. n. (by extension) stone, rock, boulder, pebble
Image illustrating the Italian word sasso


roccia
     1. n. rock, crag
     2. n. rock climbing


sassolino
     1. n. Small stone, pebble


nocciolo
     1. n. stone, kernel (of a fruit)
     2. n. (figuratively) core, heart
           Ma veniamo al nocciolo della questione. - But let's come to the crux of the matter.
     3. n. hazel (tree)
     4. n. hazel (wood)


lapidare
     1. v. to stone (execute by stoning)
     2. v. to lap (burnish or polish)


calcolo
     1. n. (mathematics) calculus
     2. n. (calculation) computation, calculation, estimate, reckoning
     3. n. (medicine) calculus, stone, gravel
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of calcolare


pietroso
     1. adj. stony, stone (attributive)


petroso
     1. adj. rocky, stony
     2. adj. hard (as stone)


roccioso
     1. adj. rocky, rock (attributive)
     2. adj. strong, vigorous


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