ancorati

Ancorati is the Italian past participle of the verb ancorare, meaning anchored. As an adjective or passive participle, it describes something that is fixed by an anchor, secured, or stabilized. In nautical contexts, ancorati refers to a ship or vessel that is moored to the seabed. In figurative use, the term can describe ideas, plans, or people that are firmly attached or grounded to a place, principle, or routine.

Etymology and usage develop from the Latin ancora, meaning anchor. The form ancorato agrees with gender and number (masculine singular ancorato, feminine singular ancorata, masculine plural ancorati, feminine plural ancorate). In compound tenses, the past participle can appear with the auxiliary avere in transitive constructions (ha ancorato), or with essere in intransitive uses indicating a state (la nave è ancorata).

Grammatical notes: as an adjective, ancorati modifies nouns directly and follows standard gender agreement. As a participle, it participates in compound tenses with the respective auxiliary verb. In contemporary Italian, the term is most common in technical or nautical writing, but it also appears in literary and journalistic contexts to convey stability, fixation, or attachment.

Examples include: La nave è ancorata al porto. Le posizioni sono ancorate a principi condivisi. Related terms include ancoraggio (anchorage) and ancorare (to anchor).