Eliminata

Eliminata is the feminine singular past participle of the Italian verb eliminare, meaning to remove or to eliminate. It is used both in verb constructions and as an adjective, agreeing in gender with the noun it describes.

In verb forms, eliminata appears in compound tenses and passive voice. When used with the auxiliary avere, the participle generally does not change for the subject, but it can agree in gender and number with a preceding direct object. In the passive voice, eliminata is used with the auxiliary essere: la proposta è stata eliminata (the proposal has been eliminated), or la regola eliminata dal testo (the rule eliminated from the text).

As an adjective, eliminata describes something that has been removed or ruled out. Examples include una scelta eliminata (an eliminated choice) or una squadra eliminata (an eliminated team). The masculine forms are eliminato and eliminati, and the feminine plural is eliminate.

Translations into English vary by context, most often “eliminated” or “removed.” The word is common in everyday Italian, sports contexts (teams eliminated), politics (proposals eliminated), and editing or data processing (items eliminated from a list).

Etymology traces eliminata to the Italian verb eliminare, itself from Latin eliminare, formed with the prefix ex- (out) and a base related to limen or limit. As a participle and adjective, eliminata is a standard part of Italian grammar and vocabulary for indicating removal or exclusion.