ítarlegur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shares a connection with the old adjective ítur (“fine, quite good, pretty, splendid”) when spelled with an í,[1] comes from the Danish yderlig, compare the Swedish ytterlig (“extreme”) and Norwegian ytterlig.

Adjective

ítarlegur (comparative ítarlegri, superlative ítarlegastur)

  1. detailed, thorough, in-depth, elaborate, minute[2]
    Synonyms: nákvæmur, rækilegur, vandlegur, gaumgæfnislegur
  2. (dated) fine, glorious, quite good, splendid, marvelous (confer ýtarlegur)
    Synonyms: fagur, dýrlegur, ágætur
    Ítarlegur hilmir. (poetic)
    A lordly king.

Usage notes

  • May be written as ítarlegur and as ýtarlegur according to Stafsetningarorðabókin (“the Book on Orthography”, 2006).[1]

Declension

Positive forms of ítarlegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ítarlegur ítarleg ítarlegt
accusative ítarlegan ítarlega
dative ítarlegum ítarlegri ítarlegu
genitive ítarlegs ítarlegrar ítarlegs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ítarlegir ítarlegar ítarleg
accusative ítarlega
dative ítarlegum
genitive ítarlegra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ítarlegi ítarlega ítarlega
acc/dat/gen ítarlega ítarlegu
plural (all-case) ítarlegu
Comparative forms of ítarlegur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) ítarlegri ítarlegri ítarlegra
plural (all-case) ítarlegri
Superlative forms of ítarlegur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ítarlegastur ítarlegust ítarlegast
accusative ítarlegastan ítarlegasta
dative ítarlegustum ítarlegastri ítarlegustu
genitive ítarlegasts ítarlegastrar ítarlegasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ítarlegastir ítarlegastar ítarlegust
accusative ítarlegasta
dative ítarlegustum
genitive ítarlegastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ítarlegasti ítarlegasta ítarlegasta
acc/dat/gen ítarlegasta ítarlegustu
plural (all-case) ítarlegustu

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • ítarlegar hagtölur (“comprehensive statistics”)
  • ítarlega útfærðar kröfur (“detailed requirements”)
  • ítarleg forvarnarskoðun (“in-depth preventive survey”)
  • ítarleg fylgiskjöl (“comprehensive supporting documentation”)
  • ítarleg rannsókn (“in-depth study”)
  • ítarleg regla (“detailed rule”)
  • ítarlegt ákvæði (“detailed provision”)
  • ítarlega, ýtarlega

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Icelandic Web of Science: Hvort á að skrifa í eða ý í í/ýtarlega, í/ýtarlegur, til hins í/ýtrasta? (“Should I spell í/ýtarlega, í/ýtarlegur and til hins í/ýtrasta with an í or an ý?”)
  2. ^ “ítarlegur”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 10 February 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 March 2016
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