Skilgreindar

Skilgreindar is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the Icelandic verb skilgreina, which means to define or specify. In grammar, skilgreindar functions as an adjective that agrees with feminine plural nouns, typically describing items that have been defined or specified in a given context. Icelandic adjectives and participles are inflected to reflect gender and number, and skilgreindar is one of the standard forms used when the noun it modifies is feminine and plural.

In usage, skilgreindar can appear in dictionaries, academic texts, and explanatory writing to indicate that certain terms, categories, or elements have been defined within the document. For example, a list of defined terms might introduce entries as skilgreindar or as defined terms; the exact syntax depends on the sentence structure and the case required by Icelandic grammar. The form can be used predicatively or attributively, though it most often appears attributively before a plural feminine noun.

Related terms include skilgreining (definition) and skilgreiningar (definitions), which are the noun forms associated with the same verb. Understanding skilgreindar helps readers recognize how Icelandic marks agreement between adjectives, participles, and the nouns they describe in written Icelandic.