Abbassate

Abbassate is the feminine plural form of the Italian past participle abbassato, derived from the verb abbassare. In Italian grammar, abbassato functions as a participle that can form compound tenses with an auxiliary verb and, when used as an adjective, agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. As a feminine plural adjective, abbassate describes feminine plural nouns that have been lowered or reduced, for example tariffe abbassate or cifre abbassate.

Etymology traces abbassate to abbassare, which in turn comes from a root related to basso or bassus, meaning low, with a prefix implying downward action. The form is used primarily in contexts where quantity, price, level, or intensity has been decreased.

Usage and context: abbassate occurs frequently in economic, political, and journalistic language to indicate reductions in rates, prices, taxes, or figures. It can appear in various grammatical constructions, including phrases like tariffe abbassate, prezzi abbassati (note the agreement with the masculine plural formando abbassati, not abbassate), and similar expressions describing lowered items. As a verb participle, abbassate can also appear in passive voice constructions when the preceding object is feminine plural, for example le tasse sono state abbassate.

Related terms include abbassamento (the act or result of lowering) and abbassare (to lower). While abbassate can function descriptively, the common noun for a lowering event is typically abbassamento rather than the participle form on its own.