uccisa

Uccisa is the feminine singular past participle of the Italian verb uccidere, meaning to kill. It functions mainly as an adjective describing someone or something that has been killed, and as part of passive or perfect verb constructions with the auxiliary essere. For example, La donna è stata uccisa (The woman has been killed) or La persona uccisa (the killed person).

Morphology and forms in Italian include ucciso (masculine singular), uccisa (feminine singular), uccisi (masculine plural), and uccise (feminine plural). The form uccisa is commonly used before or after a noun to indicate a victim or a dead subject, as in la vittima uccisa. The plural forms appear in contexts describing multiple victims. The word can also appear in headlines or legal and journalistic writing to denote fatalities.

Etymology traces uccisa to the verb uccidere, which comes from Latin occīdere, meaning to strike down or kill. The term is widely used in Italian literature, media, and discourse to convey the state of a person or animal after lethal violence. While primarily grammatical, the word also carries strong semantic weight in discussions of crime, war, and human rights, where precise description of victims is important.

Cultural and linguistic notes include its frequent appearance in news reporting and obituaries, where it succinctly marks the outcome of violence. As with other participles, uccisa gains its meaning from the surrounding verb tense and agreement, and its usage aligns with standard Italian grammar for passive and perfect constructions. See also uccidere, uccisione, ucciso.