dateitatud

Dateitatud is an Estonian term that functions as the past participle of the verb dateerida, meaning that something has been assigned a date. In practice, dateitatud is used to describe objects, records, or inscriptions that carry a specific date, and it often appears in administrative, archival, and scholarly contexts.

The primary usage of dateitatud is to indicate that the date has been recorded or confirmed. It is common to encounter phrases such as a document being dateitatud on a particular day, for example: Dokumet on dateitatud 12. märtsil 2023. This form helps establish the item’s provenance and chronological ordering. The counterpart of dateitatud is dateerimata (undated), which is used for items that have not been assigned a date.

Grammatically, dateitatud can function as an attributive adjective, modifying a noun (dateitatud dokument, dateitatud märkus), or predicatively in clauses (Dokument on dateitatud). The word is typically used in formal or semi-formal language, including official records, library catalogs, and archival inventories.

Related concepts include dateerimine (the act of dating something) and datatsioon (the broader process of dating, often used in archaeology and historical research). While dateitatud denotes that a date exists, dateerimine refers to the process of assigning that date, and datatsioon concerns dating methods and results in research settings.