Tornati

Tornati is the masculine plural form of the Italian past participle tornato, and it can function as both an adjective and a noun. As an adjective, tornati describes people or things that have returned or come back after a journey, absence, or event. As a noun, tornati means “the returnees,” referring to individuals who have returned from a period away, such as travel, exile, or service. The feminine plural form is tornate.

Etymology and grammar: Tornati derives from the verb tornare (to return). Like other Italian participles used as adjectives or nouns, its form changes to agree with the gender and number of the noun it modifies or stands for. Adjectival use examples include “i tornati dal fronte” (the returnees from the front) or “le tornate dalla missione” (the ones who have returned from the mission). The noun use emphasizes the group of people who have returned.

Usage and contexts: The term is common in prose, journalism, and historical or social discussions when describing individuals who have returned after a period away. It can appear in descriptions of veterans, refugees who have repatriated, or travelers who have completed a journey and come home. In translation, tornati is often rendered as “the returnees” or simply “those who have returned.”

See also: tornare, tornato, tornata, tornate. The word is primarily a standard Italian term and is not typically used as a proper noun unless employed as the title of a specific work or in a named context.