Indsamlet

Indsamlet is a Danish term that functions as both the past participle and an adjective derived from the verb indsamle, meaning to collect or gather. It describes items, data, or material that have been gathered for a particular purpose, such as analysis, archival work, or publication. The form is used attributively with nouns (for example indsamlet materiale, indsamlede data) and can also be used predicatively (for instance dataene er indsamlet).

Etymology and usage: Indsamlet comes from the common Danish prefix in- with samle, “to collect.” In everyday and professional language, indsamlet is used across disciplines to convey that collection or gathering has already taken place. In plural or definite constructions, the form often shifts to indsamlede (as in indsamlede data, indsamlede bidrag).

Contexts and examples: In research and statistics, indsamlet data refers to information that has been gathered for study. In archiving and journalism, indsamlet materiale can describe documents, interviews, or other sources that have been gathered for a project. In fundraising, phrases like indsamlede midler are used to indicate funds that have been collected.

Variants and related terms: Indsamling refers to the act of collecting. Related phrases include datainnsamling (data collection) and arkivalet materiale, which may be described as indsamlet or indsamlede depending on number and definiteness.

Indsamlet is not a proper noun and is used across formal, academic, and administrative Danish to indicate that gathering or compilation has occurred.