spediti

Spediti is the masculine plural form of the Italian adjective spedito, which comes from the verb spedire (to ship or to send). The term is used to describe items that have been dispatched to a recipient or destination and can function as both a participle in compound tenses and an adjective.

As a past participle, spedito appears in tenses formed with avere or essere (ho spedito; sono stati spediti). When used as an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: pacchi spediti (shipped packages), lettere spedite (shipped letters).

In practical use, spediti is common in logistics, e-commerce, and mail tracking to indicate that an item has left the sender’s premises and is on its way to the recipient. It is often contrasted with statuses such as in attesa di spedizione (awaiting shipment), in transito (in transit), or consegnato (delivered).

Etymology and related terms: spedire derives from Latin expeditare or expedire, related to the English expedition and expedite, all conveying the sense of dispatch or sending. Related nouns include spedizione (shipment, dispatch) and destinatario (recipient). The feminine plural form is spedite, as in lettere spedite.

Usage notes: spediti should not be confused with a standalone noun; it functions primarily as an adjective or participle. The feminine plural form spedite is used with feminine plural nouns, for example, lettere spedite.