Persónulegs

Persónulegs is the genitive singular masculine form of the Icelandic adjective persónulegur, which means “personal” or “private.” It is not a standalone noun; rather, it is a grammatical form used to describe a masculine noun that is in the genitive case.

In Icelandic, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. Persónulegur appears in the nominative masculine singular, while persónulegs occurs in the genitive singular masculine. The form is used in contexts where the head noun requires the genitive case, such as certain possessive constructions or prepositional phrases that govern the genitive.

Usage of persónulegs is more common in written or formal Icelandic and in older or literary styles, where the genitive case plays a clearer role. In everyday spoken Icelandic, possessive constructions or other forms of indicating ownership may be used instead of relying on genitive adjectives, depending on the syntactic context.

Related forms of the adjective persónulegur include persónulegur (masculine nominative singular), persónuleg (feminine), and persónulegt (neuter). The form persónulegs specifically marks masculine genitive singular and serves to connect a masculine noun to a possessive or genitive-built relation within a sentence. The term contributes to the broader Icelandic system of adjective agreement and case marking.