suspicata

Suspicata is a Latin term that can appear in linguistic, philological, and classical contexts. It is the feminine singular form of the perfect passive participle of the deponent verb suspicari (or suspicor in some classifications). The sense conveyed by suspicata is typically “having suspected” or “suspected,” and, as a participle, it agrees with feminine nouns in gender and number.

Etymology and form: The root is the Latin suspic-, derived from suspicari, a deponent verb meaning to suspect, mistrust, or examine with suspicion. In the perfect passive participle paradigm, masculine, feminine, and neuter forms are suspicatus, suspicata, and suspicatum, respectively. As a participle, suspicata can function adjectivally, modifying a feminine noun such as a woman or a noun treated as feminine in Latin, or it may appear in compound expressions within Latin sentences.

Usage in Latin texts: Suspicata occurs in literary, legal, and theological Latin where authors describe actions or states related to suspicion or prior suspicion. In classical and medieval manuscripts, the form serves to express a completed state connected to suspicion and can appear in clauses that qualify the subject or object as “having been suspected” or “suspected.” Because suspicari is deponent, the participial meaning tends to reflect an active sense in translation, even though the Latin form is passive in form.

Modern usage: In contemporary discussions of Latin grammar and philology, suspicata is cited primarily as an example of a feminine perfect passive participle and as part of surveys of participle agreement and deponent verb morphology. It is not typically used beyond scholarly or educational contexts.

See also: Suspicor, suspicari, Latin participles, Latin grammar.