spezza

Spezza is a form associated with the Italian verb spezzare, meaning to break, snap, or fracture. In standard Italian, spezzare is used to describe the act of breaking something, with spezza serving as the third-person singular present indicative form in the most common spelling.

Etymology and classification: spezzare comes from the Italian verb family built around the root spezz-, which is linked to breaking or cracking. It is part of the regular -are verb group, though its stem undergoes a consonant change in some present-tense forms. The verb’s conjugation yields forms such as spezzo, spezza, spezziamo, spezzate, spezzano, and its past participle is spezzato. The standard orthography for the third-person singular present indicative is spezza; note that nonstandard renderings or typographical variants may be encountered in informal text.

Usage and meanings: spezzare and its conjugated form spezza are used in literal contexts (breaking physical objects) and in figurative expressions (breaking records, breaking a relation, etc.). The verb can be used transitively with a direct object (spezzare qualcosa) and in reflexive constructions (si spezza), depending on the nuance and syntactic needs of the sentence. Common examples include statements about objects breaking under pressure or situations that disrupt continuity.

See also: spezzare, spaccare, Italian verbs of the -are group, Italian conjugation patterns.