scorsa

Scorsa is the feminine singular form of the Italian adjective scorso, meaning “past” or “last” in relation to a time period. It is used to indicate that something occurred in a preceding period and agrees in gender with the noun it modifies. The masculine singular form is scorso, and the plural forms are scorsi (masculine) and scorse (feminine). The most common usage appears in time expressions such as la settimana scorsa or le settimane scorse, where the feminine noun aligns with scorsa. In masculine contexts you would say l’anno scorso or i mesi scorsi.

In practice, scorso and scorsa are employed to describe recent past events or periods, and their choice reflects the grammatical gender and number of the noun they accompany. For example: la settimana scorsa (last week) and le settimane scorse (the past weeks) use scorsa/scorse, while l’anno scorso (last year) uses scorso. The form is primarily used in standard Italian in both speech and writing and is common in everyday expressions of time.

Etymology and notes: scorso derives from the same root as scorso in older Italian, related to the idea of something elapsed or passed. The distinction between scorso and scorsa mirrors gender agreement rules in Italian adjectives. Outside of this linguistic usage, the string scorsa may appear as a personal name or within proper nouns, but it does not denote a separate concept on its own.