iniciat

Iniciat is a Catalan masculine singular past participle of the verb iniciar, and an adjective meaning "initiated" or "started." It is used to describe a person or an object that has undergone initiation or begun a process. The feminine form is iniciada, and the plural forms are iniciats (masculine) and iniciades (feminine). As a past participle, iniciat can function in compound tenses and, when used attributively, agrees with the noun it modifies.

Etymology: The word iniciat derives from the verb iniciar, which forms from the root inici- related to start or beginning; the noun inici means "start" or "beginning." The development parallels related Romance languages, including Occitan, and shares cognates with forms in those languages. The root ultimately traces back to Latin initium, meaning beginning or entrance.

Usage notes: In everyday Catalan, iniciat is common in administrative, educational, and professional contexts to mark something that has been opened or a person who has completed initiation into a program or group. It should not be confused with the Spanish equivalent iniciado, which has a distinct spelling in Spanish. In related Romance languages, cognates appear with similar meaning but different spellings, such as iniciat in Occitan or inițiat in Romanian. Diacritics and exact forms vary by language, but the core idea of having begun or been initiated remains consistent. See also inici, iniciar, and iniciació as related terms.