Iscritto

Iscritto is the past participle of iscrivere (to enroll, to register) and is used in Italian both as an adjective and as a noun. As an adjective it means registered or enrolled, as in un iscritto al club, meaning a member of the club. As a noun it denotes a person who is registered in a list, such as a member of an association, a registrant in a professional register, or a subscriber to a service.

Etymology and forms: The term derives from Latin inscribere, formed from in- “in” + scribere “to write.” In modern Italian the forms are gendered: masculine singular l’iscritto, feminine singular l’iscritta; masculine plural gli iscritti; feminine plural le iscritte. The indefinite form is un iscritto. The past participle is used with avere in compound tenses (ha iscritto qualcuno) but when used as an adjective it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Usage: Iscritto is common in contexts such as clubs and associations, professional orders, and public registries. It collocates with verbs like essere, diventare, and with prepositions such as iscritto a or iscritto nel, e.g., è iscritto all’albo degli avvocati. The related verb iscriversi means “to enroll oneself,” and one becomes an iscritto after enrollment.

See also

- iscrizione

- albo

- registro

- iscriversi