How to Say "Ax" in Italian - How To Say Guide

ascia

/ˈaʃ.ʃa/

The Italian word for ax is ascia.

The word ascia refers to a tool featuring a heavy metal blade used for chopping wood.

How does it change in a sentence?

Because ascia is a feminine noun starting with a vowel, the indefinite article una is elided to un'ascia when saying "an ax".

{'ipa': '/ˈaʃ.ʃa/', 'syllables': 2, 'stressed_syllable': '1 of 2'}

In Italian, the word ascia is used specifically for a tool with a blade, but the word accetta is used for a smaller hatchet, often used for splitting kindling.
While the Latin word 'securis' was often used in formal or official contexts to describe an axe, the word ascia became the standard term for the common tool used by everyday people.
Although the Italian ascia sounds similar to the French word 'hache', they actually come from completely different linguistic roots.

Ho abbattuto il ramo con un'ascia.
I chopped down the branch with an ax.
This sentence shows how to use ascia to describe chopping down a branch.
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Tom abbatté l'albero con un'ascia.
Tom cut down the tree with an ax.
This sentence demonstrates the use of ascia when cutting down a tree.
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Se avessi otto ore per abbattere un albero, mi piacerebbe passare le prime sei ore ad affilare l'ascia.
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six hours sharpening the ax.
This sentence illustrates the use of ascia in the context of sharpening the tool.
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Ho bisogno di affilare l'ascia per tagliare il legno.
I need to sharpen the ax to cut the wood.
L'accetta è perfetta per lavori più precisi e delicati rispetto all'ascia.
The hatchet is perfect for more precise and delicate work compared to the ax.
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Giulia and Alessandro are in the garden preparing to chop firewood.

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