Líkamlegu

Líkamlegu is the dative singular form of the Icelandic adjective líkamlegur, meaning bodily or physical. The form is used to modify nouns that appear in the dative case. The base adjective líkamlegur is formed from líkami, meaning “body,” and the suffix -legur, denoting a relation or characteristic. In Icelandic, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case; the dative singular masculine and neuter forms are líkamlegu, while the feminine form is líkamlegri. The nominative forms are líkamlegur (masculine), líkamleg (feminine), and líkamlegt (neuter).

Usage of líkamlegu occurs in contexts describing physical aspects of a person or organism, including medical, anatomical, and everyday descriptions. It commonly follows prepositions that govern the dative, such as í (in), á (on/about), and um (about). For example, the phrase Í líkamlegu ástandi is used to describe a bodily state or condition.

Etymology traces líkamlegu to líkami (body) plus the adjective-forming suffix -legur, producing a term that denotes bodily or physical qualities. The word functions as a declined adjective within a sentence, agreeing with the noun it describes in gender, number, and case.

See also: líkamlegur, líkamlegt, líkamleg einkenni (bodily symptoms).