deitadas

Deitadas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective deitado/deitada, meaning lying down or reclined. It describes subjects or objects that are in a horizontal, resting, or supine position. The term can function as a participle used as an adjective, or simply as the plural feminine form when referring to multiple feminine subjects.

Grammatical forms include deitado (masculine singular), deitada (feminine singular), deitados (masculine or mixed plural), and deitadas (feminine plural). The masculine and feminine forms agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. In constructions with estar or ficar, deitado and related forms express a state of lying down: por exemplo, “está deitado” (he is lying down) or “as pessoas deitadas” (the lying-down people).

Usage notes: deitadas commonly appears in medical, descriptive, or narrative contexts to indicate that someone or something is in a horizontal position. It can describe people, animals, or objects positioned to lie down. The term is widely used in Brazilian and European Portuguese, with the same gender-and-number agreement rules across dialects.

Etymology: derived from deitar, meaning to lay down or to lie, with the past participle forming deitado/deitada and their plurals.

See also: deitar, deitado, deitada, deitados. In English, the closest equivalent is lying down or reclining, depending on context. The term is not a proper noun and does not refer to a specific place, concept, or entity beyond its grammatical use.