Recuperandae

Recuperandae is a Latin term formed as the feminine form of the gerundive of recuperare, meaning “to be recovered” or “for recovery.” In Latin grammar, gerundive forms function as adjectives that attach to nouns to express obligation, necessity, or suitability, and recuperandae is used to describe a noun in a way that indicates it is destined for recovery or retrieval. The exact syntactic role of recuperandae depends on the noun it accompanies and the surrounding construction.

The form is most commonly encountered in phrases where something is described as needing to be recovered or reclaimed. It is often seen in legal, administrative, or scholastic Latin, where the gerundive provides a concise way to express a future-recovery or remedial sense. The form inflects to agree with the noun it modifies, and its case and number are determined by that noun within the sentence.

Historically, recuperare means to recover, regain, fetch back, or retrieve. The gerundive, as a verbal adjective, conveys a sense of obligation or purpose related to that action. In practice, recuperandae can appear in contexts that designate assets, documents, property, or other items that are to be recovered, reclaimed, or restored according to a procedural or legal framework. In modern scholarship, recuperandae is primarily of interest to studies of Latin grammar, lexicography, and the interpretation of medieval or legal Latin texts.