Sameinað

Sameinað is an Icelandic adjective and past participle meaning united or merged. It is derived from the verb sameina, to unite or combine, and is used to describe something that has been brought together or formed from several parts. As a participle, it can function as a predicate adjective or as an attributive modifier in noun phrases.

Etymology and form: The word is formed from sameina plus the participial suffix -ð. In usage, sameinað can characterize a state resulting from an act of unification, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in Icelandic grammar, following the language’s typical patterns for participles.

Usage and contexts: Sameinað appears in formal, administrative, and historical contexts to indicate that entities have been joined or consolidated. It is commonly found in discussions of mergers, unions, or reorganizations, such as a country, region, or organization that has been brought together through a unifying process. A standard example is the sentence landið var sameinað, meaning “the country was united.”

Related terms: Sameina is the verb from which sameinað is derived. Related concepts include samstaða (coalition), samningur (agreement or treaty), and sameining (unification or merger). In Icelandic, as with other participles, sameinað inflects with gender and number to match the noun it describes.

See also: sameina, sameining, samstaða.