Mögulegu

Mögulegu is a form of the Icelandic adjective mögulegur, which means "possible." It is not a standalone lexical item but a grammatical inflection that appears when the adjective modifies a noun in certain cases.

In Icelandic, adjectives inflect for gender, number, and case to agree with the nouns they describe. Mögulegu represents one of the inflected forms of mögulegur and is encountered in specific syntactic environments, most commonly in the dative case when describing masculine or neuter nouns, or in phrases where the noun is determinate or governed by a preposition. The exact form of an Icelandic adjective can vary depending on definiteness, the noun’s gender, and the broader declension pattern being used (strong versus weak declension).

Meaning and usage: As with other forms of mögulegur, mögulegu conveys the sense that something is capable, feasible, or capable of occurring. The choice of form is determined by grammar rather than by meaning alone, so mögulegu surfaces in sentences where the adjective must agree with the noun in case.

Etymology: The word derives from the base adjective mögulegur, with standard Icelandic inflectional endings applied to fit the grammatical role of the noun it modifies.

See also: mögulegur, Icelandic grammar, Icelandic adjectives, inflection.