Erigido

Erigido is the past participle and an adjective formed from the Spanish verb erigir, meaning to raise, erect, or establish. It describes something that has been erected or established, such as a monument, building, or institution. In practice, it is used in passive constructions with haber to form compound tenses (for example, la estatua fue erigida) and can also modify a noun directly as erigido, erigida, erigidos, or erigidas.

Etymology and forms: Erigido derives from erigir, which itself comes from Latin erigere, meaning to raise up. The word follows standard Spanish morphology and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: erigido (masc. sing.), erigida (fem. sing.), erigidos (masc. pl.), erigidas (fem. pl.).

Usage: The term is most commonly applied to tangible objects that have been physically erected or established, such as buildings, monuments, statues, or installations. It can also appear in broader contexts to indicate that an institution or structure has been created or set up. While its primary usage is concrete, erigido can appear in metaphorical sense when referring to something that has been established or constituted, though in such cases the sense remains anchored in the idea of being brought into existence or raised up.

Examples: La torre erigida en la plaza central es visible desde lejos. El monumento erigido conmemora a los veteranos de la guerra. Una estructura erigida para albergar la biblioteca municipal fue inaugurada el año pasado.

See also: erigir, monumento, construcción.