dateeritud

Dateitatud is an Estonian adjective formed as the past passive participle of the verb dateerida, meaning “dated” or “bearing a date.” It is used to describe objects, documents, inscriptions, or records that have been assigned a specific date or that indicate the date of origin. In archival, bibliographic, and museum contexts, dateeritud indicates that the dating information is known and recorded. It can function both attributively (dateeritud dokument) and predicatively (Dokument on dateeritud 12. märtsil 2020).

Etymology and morphology: dateitatud derives from dateerida, a loanword adapted into Estonian from a German or English root related to dating. The suffix -etud (past passive participle) is a common way to form participles in Estonian, producing dateeritud from dateerida.

Usage notes: The term is distinct from outdated or old-fashioned meanings. To express the sense of being out of date, Estonian typically uses words like aegunud or vananenud. Dateitatud concentrates on the fact that a date has been assigned or recorded for the item.

Related terms: dateerimine refers to the act of dating or assigning dates, while dateerimata means undated. In practice, dateeritud and undated are common in metadata, cataloging, and conservation contexts.

See also: dating in archives, provenance, metadata, documentation practices.