Lokaðar

Lokaðar is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the Icelandic verb loka, which means to close or to finish. In Icelandic, participles can function as adjectives and agree with the gender, number, and case of the nouns they describe. Lokaðar specifically appears with feminine plural nouns in the nominative or accusative case when those nouns denote things that have been closed or completed.

In everyday usage, lokaðar commonly appears in passive or descriptive constructions. For example, in a sentence like Hurðarnar eru lokaðar, the word lokaðar describes the doors as having been closed. The form also appears on signs or notices that describe items or spaces as closed, such as venues, shops, or facilities that are no longer open.

Lokaðar is related to other inflected forms of loka, including lokaður (masculine singular) and lokið (neuter singular), as well as other gender-number combinations. The form’s usage is governed by Icelandic grammar rules for adjective–participle agreement, ensuring that the descriptive word matches the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

See also: lokaður, lokið, lokaðar can be contrasted with forms describing things that are open or unfinished. The term is primarily a grammatical inflection but is widely encountered in everyday Icelandic writing and signage to indicate closure.