Spjaldtölvum

Spjaldtölva is the Icelandic term for a tablet computer, a portable touchscreen device used for tasks such as web browsing, media consumption, and running apps. The word is a compound of spjald (tablet) and tölva (computer). In Icelandic, the standard referring form is spjaldtölva in the singular and spjaldtölvur in the plural.

Spjaldtölvum is the dative plural form of spjaldtölva. Icelandic nouns have four cases, and the dative plural is used after certain prepositions and in specific grammatical constructions. The full declension for this noun is: singular nominative spjaldtölva; singular accusative spjaldtölvu; singular dative spjaldtölvu; plural nominative spjaldtölvur; plural accusative spjaldtölvur; plural dative spjaldtölvum.

Usage of spjaldtölvum occurs in phrases that require the dative plural, such as með spjaldtölvum (with tablet computers) or í spjaldtölvum (in tablet computers). The form exemplifies how Icelandic handles modern technology vocabulary within its grammatical system, linking a contemporary concept to its established inflection patterns. In everyday Icelandic, writers may also reference the plural form spjaldtölvur for the subject or direct object, while spjaldtölvum serves grammatical functions in context.