fundados

Fundados is a term used in Spanish and Portuguese as the masculine plural past participle of the verb fundar, meaning established or founded. It functions as an adjective describing something that has been created or established by a founding act. The form agrees with the noun it modifies, for example, pueblos fundados (masculine plural) or ciudades fundadas (feminine plural).

Etymology and forms: Fundar derives from Latin fundare, and its past participle in both Spanish and Portuguese is fundado (singular) with fundados (masculine plural). The feminine forms are fundada (singular) and fundadas (plural). This vocabulary is common in historical, geographical, and institutional contexts to indicate the origin or establishment of a place, organization, or event. In usage, fundados often appears with a temporal phrase, as in a founding year or date.

Usage and examples: In Spanish, one might say “ciudades fundadas en el siglo XVI” or “un equipo fundado en 1990.” In Portuguese, examples include “as cidades fundadas durante o período colonial” or “uma empresa fundada em 1985.” The form is typically used in descriptive passages, histories that note origin, or records that document when something was established. It is important to accord the gender and number of the noun it modifies, using fundado/fundada or fundados/fundadas accordingly.

See also: Fundar, Fundador, Fundação. Fundados is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form used to describe entities that have been established.