Skilgreindir

Skilgreindir is an Icelandic adjective formed from the verb skilgreina, meaning to define. It functions as the past participle used to describe nouns that have been defined or specified. In Icelandic grammar, skilgreindir is the masculine plural form; the feminine plural would be skilgreindar, while other gender-number forms include skilgreindur (masculine singular) and skilgreint (neuter singular). The form chosen agrees with the noun it modifies.

In usage, skilgreindir appears in academic, technical, and dictionary-style writing to denote items or terms that have been defined. It is common when listing defined concepts or components. For example, one might encounter phrases such as skilgreindir hlutir (defined items) or skilgreindir þættir verkefnisins (defined aspects of the project).

Etymology and morphology: the word is built from skilgreina plus a past-participle ending. As with many Icelandic participles, it inflects for gender and number, giving rise to forms such as skilgreindir, skilgreindar, skilgreint, and so on. This reflects Icelandic’s system of agreement between adjectives and the nouns they describe.

Related terms include skilgreining (definition), skilgreiningar (definitions), and other inflected forms of skilgreina. Skilgreindir thus sits within a family of words used to specify and articulate defined elements in text, lists, and formal definitions.