Dagsetningum

Dagsetningum is the dative plural form of the Icelandic noun dagsetning, which means a date or a deadline. The word can refer to a specific day in a calendar or to a due date for obligations. In Icelandic, dagsetning is declined by case and number, producing dagsetningar in the nominative and accusative plural, dagsetninga in the genitive plural, and dagsetningum in the dative plural.

Grammar and usage often center on case agreement rather than a separate meaning. Dagsetningar is used when the noun is in the nominative or accusative role in a sentence, while dagsetningum appears when the noun must be in the dative case, such as after certain prepositions or verbs that require the dative. The dative form is common in formal or older texts and in contexts where precise case alignment is important for meaning and grammar.

Etymology traces dagsetning to a compound of dag, meaning day, and setning, related to setting or arranging, reflecting the sense of fixing a date. The term is standard in modern Icelandic and appears in legal documents, schedules, and everyday language describing calendar dates or deadlines. In practice, dagsetning can denote both a calendar date and a deadline, with dagsetningum functioning as the grammatical form needed in dative constructions.

See also: dagsetning, dagsetningar, dagsetninga.