coletadas

Coletadas is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the verb coletar in Portuguese, and functions as an adjective meaning gathered or collected. It is used to describe data, samples, stories, sources, or other items that have been gathered or assembled. In liberal use, phrases such as dados coletados, amostras coletadas, relatos coletados, or fontes coletadas indicate that the information or materials have already been obtained through some process of collection. The term is commonly found in scientific, journalistic, ethnographic, and archaeological contexts.

As a noun phrase, coletadas can appear in certain constructions to refer to collected items, although it is more typical to rephrase with a noun followed by the adjective, for example as coletadas de dados or amostras coletadas. The related noun coleta denotes the act of collecting or the collection itself, while coleta de dados or coleta de amostras are standard expressions for data or sample collection. Coletadas thus often appear in discussions of research results, fieldwork, or data-driven reporting.

Originating from the verb coletar, which derives from Latin collectus through Portuguese, coletadas reflects the result of a gathering process. Its use is widespread in formal and technical Portuguese, with regional preferences favoring explicit formulations such as dados coletados or amostras coletadas to avoid ambiguity. Overall, the term conveys that certain items have been successfully gathered and are available for analysis or reporting.