reguliuotas

Reguliuotas is a Lithuanian term that functions as the past passive participle and as an adjective meaning "regulated" or "subject to regulation." It is derived from the verb reguliuoti, to regulate. In legal, economic, and administrative contexts, reguliuotas describes things that have been brought under rules or oversight, such as markets, prices, procedures, or organizations operating within a regulatory framework.

Grammatically, reguliuotas is used to modify nouns and agrees in gender and number with its noun. The masculine singular form is reguliuotas (for example, reguliuotas laikotarpis, a regulated period); the feminine singular form is reguliuota (for example, reguliuota rinka, a regulated market); the plural forms include reguliuotos rinkos (regulated markets). The word conveys a completed regulatory status rather than ongoing regulation and is common in formal or administrative writing.

Common contexts include discussions of government policy, financial regulation, and compliance regimes. It appears in phrases such as reguliuota rinka (regulated market) and reguliuotos kainos (regulated prices), among others. The exact sense of reguluotas depends on the regulatory framework described, and it is often contrasted with terms denoting ongoing or voluntary regulation.

Etymology and related forms: reguliuotas comes from the Lithuanian verb reguliuoti, formed according to standard patterns for past passive participles. The root regul- is related to the concept of rule or standard. Related nouns and verbs include reguliavimas (regulation) and reguliuoti (to regulate). The term is primarily used in formal regulatory or policy language.