Samanlagður

Samanlagður is an Icelandic adjective meaning aggregate, total, or cumulative. It describes quantities that have been added together to form a final figure. The term is used in formal and technical contexts such as accounting, budgeting, statistics, and research reports, where figures are presented as samanlagður kostnaður (cumulative cost) or samanlagður fjöldi þátttakenda (total number of participants).

As a modifier, samanlagður agrees with the noun in gender and number. Common collocations include samanlagður kostnaður, samanlagður fjöldi, and samanlagt verð (total price). In everyday language, speakers may opt for more general terms like heild or allt depending on the context.

Etymology and related forms: the word derives from sam- meaning “together” and lagður, the past participle of leggja, literally “laid together,” indicating that the figure has been accumulated from separate parts. Related nouns include samanlagning (aggregation, summation) and the adverbial or adjectival form samanlagt (in total). These forms are frequently encountered in financial statements, data reports, and academic writing.