kuulutatud

Kuulutatud is an Estonian past passive participle that functions as an adjective meaning “announced” or “advertised.” It is formed from the verb kuulutama (to announce) or from the noun kuulutus (an announcement) with the standard past passive participle suffix -tatud. As a result, kuulutatud describes information or notices that have been made public through an official announcement or publication. For example: "Konkursi võitja on kuulutatud" translates to "The winner of the competition has been announced," and "kuulutatud teade" means "the announced notice."

In usage, kuulutatud is common in formal and official Estonian writing, including government notices, legal texts, and public advertisements. It often occurs in predicate position (the subject has been announced) or as an attributive adjective modifying a noun in phrases like "kuulutatud dokument" (the announced document) or "kuulutatud teade" (the announced notice).

The term is closely related to other words derived from the same root: kuulutus (announcement or advertisement), kuulutaja (announcer), and the verb form kuulutama (to announce). In legal and administrative contexts, kuulutatud constructions help indicate the status of information as publicly disclosed.

Overall, kuulutatud is a standard linguistic marker in Estonian for information that has been formally published or proclaimed, signaling a completed act of public notice.