sotterranea

underground

adjective soht-tehr-RAH-neh-ah Rare

Origin: From Latin 'subterraneus' (under the earth).

Also means

subterranean

Usage Note

Sotterranea is the feminine form of sotterraneo; it agrees with a feminine noun, such as la metropolitana sotterranea or la galleria sotterranea. As a standalone noun, il sotterraneo means a basement or underground chamber. Do not confuse with sottoterra (underground, as an adverb).

Examples

"La città ha una rete sotterranea di tunnel."

Natural Translation

The city has an underground network of tunnels.

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