Dissenyat

Dissenyat is a Catalan adjective and the past participle of the verb dissenyar, meaning to design. It denotes something that has been created according to a design, plan, or specification. The term is used to describe products, systems, layouts, documents, or proposals that have been produced through a design process.

In Catalan, dissenyat agrees with the noun it modifies. Masculine singular is dissenyat; feminine singular is dissenyada; masculine plural is dissenyats; feminine plural is dissenyades. This agreement allows the word to function as a descriptive attribute in phrases such as un producte dissenyat or una solució dissenyada.

Etymology and related terms: dissenyat derives from the verb dissenyar, which in turn comes from the noun disseny (design). The root is related to the broader concept of design from Latin through medieval Romance sources, connecting to cognate terms in other languages that express planning, drawing, and arrangement.

Usage and contexts: dissenyat is commonly applied to consumer products, software, architectural plans, user interfaces, and engineering projects to indicate they have been crafted according to a predefined design. It can also describe intentionality, as in actions or proposals that are conceived and prepared rather than improvised. See also dissenyar (to design) and disseny (design).