Painatettu

Painatettu is a Finnish term that functions as an adjective or past participle derived from the verb painattaa, meaning to press, stamp, or print. It describes something that has been produced through a pressing, stamping, or printing process. The word is commonly used to refer to material that has content or design applied by printing, as well as to surfaces that bear a printed pattern or text.

In practice, painatettu is used across various contexts. In publishing and media, it can describe printed editions or pages, for example painatettu lehti or painatettu kirja, indicating that the item is produced by printing rather than handwritten. In design and manufacturing, it is used for objects that carry a printed decoration or text, such as painatettu kuosi on kankaassa (a printed pattern on fabric) or painatettu logo on promotional materials. The term can also appear in packaging, labeling, and art, where the emphasis is on the outcome of the printing process.

The word is formed from the root painat- (to press/print) with the typical Finnish past participle suffix -ettu, and is related to the noun painatus, meaning print or impression. It is distinct from terms describing other surface effects, such as kohokuvioitu (embossed) or värillinen printti (colored print), which refer to different techniques or results.

See also: painatus, painatusmenetelmät, tulostus, painettujen materiaalien kuvaus.