deceduta

Deceduta is an Italian feminine adjective and noun meaning "the deceased" or "a woman who has died." It is the feminine form of the past participle deceduto, which derives from Latin decedere, “to die” or “to depart.” In contemporary Italian, deceduta is used mainly in formal or official contexts—such as obituaries, death notices, civil and ecclesiastical records, and certain legal documents—where reference to a specific woman who has died is required.

The term can function as a noun phrase with an article, as in la deceduta, or within a sentence describing a deceased woman (e.g., la deceduta signora Rossi). It agrees in gender and number with the subject: masculine form is deceduto; feminine plural decedute; masculine plural deceduti.

The use of deceduta is relatively formal and solemn; in everyday language speakers might instead say è morta or use other phrasing in a neutral note. In obituary notices, legal documents, and historical or genealogical records, deceduta provides a precise, respectful way to reference a female who has died.