smarrita

Smarrita is a feminine Italian adjective formed from the past participle of the verb smarrire, meaning to lose. In Italian grammar, past participles used as adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. Therefore smarrita describes a feminine singular noun, as in una chiave smarrita (a lost key) or una strada smarrita (a lost road). The masculine form is smarrito, and the plural forms are smarriti (masculine) and smarrite (feminine).

In ordinary usage, smarrita functions as a descriptor rather than as a standalone term. It is not commonly employed as a proper noun or title, and there are no widely recognized geographic, organizational, or cultural entities known by the name Smarrita in major reference works. Because of this, the word chiefly appears in Italian texts that discuss loss or misplacement.

Etymology for smarrita traces to the verb smarrire, which is used to describe the act of losing or misplacing something. The related nouns and other verb forms—such as smarrimento (loss/misplacement) or smarrirà (will lose)—are distinct from the adjective form smarrita.

See also: smarrire, smarrimento, smarrito, smarrite.