canviats

Canviats is the masculine plural form of the Catalan past participle canviat, derived from the verb canviar, which means to change. In usage, canviats functions mainly as an adjective describing something that has been altered or modified, agreeing with the noun it modifies. For example, a singular masculine noun would pair with canviat (un document canviat) and a plural masculine noun with canviats (documents canviats). It is not typically used as a standalone noun.

In practice, canviats appears in contexts where objects, settings, or parameters have been modified. Common constructions include phrases such as paràmetres canviats (modified parameters) or fitxers canviats (changed files). When referring to feminine or plural nouns, the participle agrees accordingly (e.g., configurations canviades for feminine plural, though more common is to adjust to the corresponding masculine or feminine form of the noun).

Etymology and relation to other terms: canviat comes from canviar (to change), which has Latin roots related to cambiare. The standard Catalan noun for a change is canvi (plural canvis), and canviats serves as the past participle-based descriptor rather than a standalone noun.

Usage note: canviats is widely understood across Catalan-speaking regions, including Catalonia and other areas where Catalan is used. It is part of everyday technical and administrative language as well as general prose, where it describes changes that have been made to objects, documents, or settings.

See also: canvi, canviar, canvis.