gevestigd

Gevestigd is a Dutch past participle of vestigen, used as an adjective meaning established, based, or located. It describes an entity that has its main base or permanent presence in a particular place. The term is commonly used for organizations, people, and institutions to indicate their habitual place of operation or registration.

In predicative use, gevestigd appears with forms of zijn: Het bedrijf is gevestigd in Amsterdam. When used attributively before a noun, the form is usually gevestigde: een gevestigde onderneming, een gevestigde reputatie. The construction gevestigd in is common to specify location, for example “een bedrijf gevestigd in Rotterdam.”

Gevestigd also appears in fixed expressions that convey status or tradition, such as de gevestigde orde, meaning the established order. The related noun vestiging refers to a branch, office, or establishment, and a company may have multiple vestigingen.

Etymology and formation: gevestigd is formed from the verb vestigen with the prefix ge-, typical of Dutch participles used as adjectives. It conveys a sense of permanence, legality, or official base. The word interacts with Dutch grammar through alternations such as gevestigde when used attributively before a noun and gevestigd when used predicatively after a linking verb.

See also vestigen, vestiging, and gevestigde orde for related concepts and phrases.