coletada

Coletada is the feminine form of the past participle of the Portuguese verb coletar, meaning "collected." It functions as an adjective and can appear in compound verbal forms to indicate that something has been gathered or assembled.

Etymology and usage: The verb coletar derives from Latin collectus (gathered), through the development of Romance languages into Portuguese. The feminine form coletada agrees with feminine nouns and is used to describe items that have been gathered, assembled, or recorded.

Usage examples and grammar: Coletada is used with feminine nouns, for example uma amostra coletada (a collected sample) and as informações coletadas (the collected data). The masculine counterpart is coletado, and the feminine plural is coletadas. Coletada also participates in passive constructions, as in a amostra foi coletada (the sample was collected). In all cases, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

See also: Related terms include coletar (to collect), coleta (collection), and coletor (collector).