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citerat

Citerat is a Swedish term formed from the verb citas or citera, meaning to quote or to cite a source. The word is used both as a verb form in the sense of having quoted something, and as a participial adjective describing something that has been quoted or referenced in a text.

Etymology and forms

Citerat derives from the Latin citare, via the Swedish verb citera. As a past participle it is

Usage

In scholarly writing, citerat signals that a source has been quoted or referenced in the document. The

Relation to related terms

Cita is the verb “to quote.” A related concept is citation, which in Swedish is citat, referring

See also

Cita, citat, citation, referera.

used
with
auxiliary
verbs
to
form
perfect
tenses
(for
example,
artikeln
har
citerat
flera
studier).
When
used
as
an
attributive
adjective,
the
form
agrees
with
the
gender
of
the
noun:
with
common
gender
nouns
one
typically
uses
citerad
(en
citerad
källa,
en
citerad
artikel),
while
with
neuter
nouns
one
uses
citerat
(ett
citerat
verk).
term
can
refer
to
both
direct
quotations
and
indirect
references,
though
the
nuance
may
vary
depending
on
context.
Citerat
is
often
used
in
lists
of
sources
or
in
phrases
describing
the
relationship
between
a
text
and
its
evidence.
to
an
explicit
quotation
or
to
the
act
of
citing,
rather
than
the
state
of
having
been
cited.
Citerat
specifically
emphasizes
the
outcome
of
citing:
that
something
has
been
quoted
in
a
work.