Toimetanud

Toimetanud is an Estonian term derived from the verb toimetama, meaning to edit, prepare for publication, or arrange. It functions primarily as a past active participle and is used to describe someone who has edited a work or, in bibliographic contexts, to indicate the editor of a publication.

In practice, toimetanud is most commonly encountered in front matter or bibliographic credits, where it appears as a label followed by a name, for example: Toimetanud: [Name]. This usage identifies the person responsible for editing or compiling the work. The related form toimetatud, the passive past participle, is used to describe a work that has been edited, such as toimetatud teos (edited work) or toimetatud väljaanne (edited edition).

Grammatically, toimetanud is the past active participle of toimetama and can function as a modifier referring to a person or group who performed the editing. It is often contrasted with toimetaja, the noun for the editor, or with toimetus, the editing process or editorial office. While toimetanud emphasizes the actor, toimetatud emphasizes the completed result.

See also: toimetaja, toimetus, toimetama. The term is widely used in Estonian publishing, library cataloging, and academic writing to attribute editorial work and to describe edited material.