Toidetud

Toidetud is an Estonian adjective meaning "fed" or "nourished." It is the past passive participle of the verb toita (to feed) and is used to describe someone or something that has received food or nutrition.

Morphology and usage: It is formed with the suffix -dud and is used attributively before a noun, for example, toidetud loom (fed animal) or toidetud küülik (fed rabbit). Like other Estonian adjectives, it agrees with the noun in case and number. In genitive and other cases, forms such as toidetud looma, toidetud loomi appear.

Contexts: In agriculture and animal husbandry, toidetud is common to indicate animals that have been provided with feed. In veterinary medicine or clinical nutrition, it can describe patients receiving nutrition, for example, toidetud patsiendid (patients who are fed or nourished, potentially via enteral or parenteral nutrition). It can also describe foods or meals that are part of a feeding regimen when used as a modifier in compound terms.

Related terms: toita (to feed), toit (food), toitumine (nutrition).

Examples: Toidetud loom vajab regulaarselt kontrolli tervise ja sööda kvaliteedi osas. Meditsiinilises kontekstis võib öelda, et toidetud patsiendid vajavad hoolikat jälgimist.