Málfræðilegum

Málfræðilegum is an inflected form of the Icelandic adjective málfræðilegur, which means "grammatical" or "pertaining to grammar." In Icelandic, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. The ending -um corresponds to the dative plural, so málfræðilegum is used before plural nouns in the dative case.

Examples of usage include phrases such as málfræðilegum spurningum (grammatical questions) or málfræðilegum reglum (grammatical rules) where the noun is plural and in the dative. The form can appear in sentences with verbs or prepositions that require the dative case, or in contexts describing something related to grammar within a plural, indirect object, or indirect-complement framework.

Etymology and formation: the word is built from málfræði (grammar) plus the suffix -legur, which forms adjectives meaning "pertaining to" or "characterized by." The basic adjective málfræðilegur has other inflected forms to match different genders, numbers, and cases, with málfræðilegum representing the dative plural form.

Notes on usage: málfræðilegum is primarily encountered in formal or academic Icelandic, particularly in linguistics, grammar discussion, and educational writing. When referring to a single grammatical feature or a singular noun, other inflected forms of málfræðilegur would be used (e.g., málfræðilegur, málfræðilegu, málfræðilegar) to align with the respective gender and case.

See also: málfræði, málfræðilegur.