Samnings

Samnings is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic noun samningur, which means contract or agreement. It is used to express possession or relation and appears frequently in compounds and formal phrases to mean “of the contract.” Common examples include samningsskilmálar — the terms of the contract — and samningsréttur — contract law. The use of samnings in such compounds is a standard pattern in Icelandic legal and administrative language.

Form and related forms: The plural nominative is samningar, meaning contracts. The genitive singular is samnings, and the genitive plural is samninga. The base word is samningur, and Icelandic inflection governs how it appears in different grammatical contexts.

Context and usage: In legal drafting and civil or commercial contexts, samningar underlie understanding, formation, and enforcement of obligations between parties. In everyday Icelandic, samningur refers to any agreement, whether formal or informal; samningar covers multiple contracts, while samnings appears primarily in possession or compound constructions such as samningsskilmálar or samningsréttur.

Etymology and cognates: The term is of North Germanic origin, related to terms for agreement or contract in other Nordic languages. While specific forms vary by language, the concept of a binding agreement is shared across the region, reflected in words such as samningur in Icelandic.