anomenat

Anomenat is a Catalan adjective and the past participle of the verb anomenar, meaning named or called. It denotes that a person, object, or term has been named, designated, or referred to earlier in the text. The masculine form is anomenat, the feminine form anomenada; the plural forms are anomenats and anomenades. In spoken and written Catalan, it often appears with the definite article as l’anomenat, meaning the aforementioned or the named.

Etymology and morphology: Anomenat is derived from the verb anomenar, which is built from the root related to nomen, meaning name, and follows standard Catalan rules for inflection of adjectives and past participles. The word agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Usage: The term is primarily used in formal, legal, or scholarly contexts. It can function similarly to the English term “aforementioned,” pointing back to a subject already introduced in the discourse. It is common in official documents, reports, and legislative texts. Depending on context, anomenat can also imply designation or appointment, since anomenar can mean to name or appoint; thus, the sense can range from simply named to specifically appointed, depending on surrounding phrasing.

See also: anomenar.