spaventa

Spaventa is an Italian term that can refer to different things. In Italian grammar, spaventa is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb spaventare, meaning to frighten or scare. It translates as “he frightens” or “she frightens,” and appears in sentences describing someone causing fear. The word is also found in literary or historical text as the intact verb form.

Spaventa is also a surname of Italian origin. As a family name, it has appeared in Italian public life, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Notable figures with the surname include Francesco Spaventa, a 19th-century Italian philosopher and liberal politician who contributed to debates on Italian unification and economic theory. The Spaventa surname is associated with Italian academics and political figures from that period, and it remains present in contemporary Italy as well.

In usage, spaventa generally appears as a verb form in sentences describing causing fear, rather than as a standalone noun. The related noun for fear or fright is spavento, while spaventoso and other derivatives describe things that cause fear.

See also

- Spaventare, the verb from which spaventa derives

- Spavento, a related Italian noun meaning fright or scare

Spaventa thus covers both a grammatical form in Italian and a family name with historical resonance in Italian culture.