sospetta

Sospetta is the feminine singular form of the Italian adjective sospetto, meaning "suspected" or "suspicious." It modifies feminine nouns, for example una pista sospetta (a suspicious lead), una segnalazione sospetta, or una persona sospetta. The masculine form is sospetto, and the feminine plural is sospette, while the masculine plural is sospetti. The term is commonly used to indicate that something is under consideration or not yet proven, often requiring further investigation.

In legal and investigative contexts, phrases such as caso sospetto or elemento sospetto describe objects or situations that arouse suspicion. The related noun is sospetto (suspicion); the verb is sospettare (to suspect), with the past participle sospettato. The adjective sospetta is used with feminine nouns, and the related adjective sospettoso describes a person who is inherently wary or suspicious, though it carries a broader nuance than sospetta.

Etymology traces sospetto back to Latin suspectus, passing into Italian as sospetto; sospetta is the feminine inflected form of that adjective. There are no widely recognized proper nouns or titles rendered as Sospetta; it remains primarily a common grammatical form used across Italian prose and speech.

Overall, sospetta serves as a neutral descriptor of something deemed suspicious or under investigation, mirroring the standard Italian system of gender and number agreement.