tryckta

Tryckta is a Swedish past participle and adjective formed from the verb trycka, meaning to press or to print. As an adjective, tryckta describes something that has been printed or pressed, such as a document, a page, or a book.

Morphology and usage: The form tryckta is used for plural nouns. The singular form is tryckt. In sentences it functions like other adjectives: “Boken är tryckt” (the book is printed) and “Böckerna är tryckta” (the books are printed). In definite phrases it appears with the noun and its article, e.g., “den tryckta boken” or “de tryckta böckerna.”

Contexts: The term is common in publishing, printing, and archival contexts, where it specifies that material has been produced by printing rather than handwritten or drafted. It is also used in general language to describe printed media, e.g., “tryckta ord” (printed words).

Etymology: Tryckta derives from the verb trycka, meaning to press or to print. The verb itself comes from older Germanic roots, with cognates in other Scandinavian languages (trykke in Danish and Norwegian). The meaning in Swedish has long distinguished printed material from handwritten or other forms.

See also: trycka, tryckeri, tryckning, printing-related terms.