avtatt

Avtatt is a past participle and adjective used in Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish to denote that something has decreased, diminished, or abated. It originates from the verb avta, meaning to decrease or subside, and the form avtatt marks a completed change in state. The term appears mainly in formal or technical contexts such as statistics, economics, meteorology, and policy reporting, where it is used to describe figures, rates, or conditions that have fallen compared with a prior period.

In usage, avtatt describes a reduced state rather than a process in progress. For example, changes in measures like price levels, demand, rainfall, or population numbers may be described as avtatt after analysis or reporting. Because it is a Scandinavian-language form, the exact spelling and inflection may vary by dialect and by language (Swedish or Norwegian); pronunciation also differs accordingly.

Related terms include avta (to decrease), avtagande (decreasing or abating in Norwegian and Swedish), and the English equivalents decline, abate, or reduce. Avtatt is not a term in English but is encountered in translations or bilingual reports where Scandinavian data is presented.