succeduto

Succeduto is the past participle of the Italian verb succedere, meaning to follow, to happen, or to come after. In Italian, succeduto is used as an adjective or as part of the passive voice to indicate that someone or something has followed another person or event, particularly in the sense of taking over a role or office. Grammatically, it agrees in gender and number with the subject: succeduto (masc singular), succeduta (fem singular), succeduti (masc plural), succedute (fem plural). Examples: “È succeduto al fratello come direttore” (he succeeded his brother as director); “una donna succeduta al vecchio sindaco” (a woman who followed the old mayor).

Noun usage is rare. When referring to the person who has succeeded someone else, Italian typically prefers successore, rather than succeduto, which is more commonly encountered in adjectival or contextual phrases rather than as a standalone noun.

Etymology and meaning: succeduto derives from succedere, traced back to Latin succedere, from sub- ‘under’ and cedere ‘to go, to yield’, conveying the sense of coming after or following in sequence.

Related terms: succedere (to happen, to follow), succedersi (to occur successively or to follow one another), successore (successor), successione (succession).

Usage notes: In contemporary Italian, to express that someone has taken over a position, the preferred construction is è succeduto al [ruolo]. For feminine subjects, use è succeduta. The form ha succeduto is not standard for this meaning.