Staðlað

Staðlað is an Icelandic adjective meaning standardized, established according to a defined standard or normative guideline. It derives from the verb staðla, to standardize, and is used to describe things that have been brought into conformity with an official or agreed set of rules. In practice, staðlað appears in technical, legal, educational, and linguistic discourse to indicate adherence to a prescribed standard. Examples include staðlað skjal (a standardized document), staðlað mælitæki (a standardized instrument), and staðlað orðasafn (a standardized lexicon). In language policy and linguistics, the term can refer to the standardized form of a language, often contrasted with dialectal or non-standard varieties.

Grammatical use and forms: as a participial adjective, staðlað agrees with the noun in gender and number, with the neuter singular form commonly appearing as staðlað and other forms such as staðlaður (masculine) and staðluð (feminine) used for respective gendered nouns.

Etymology: the word is formed from the verb staðla, meaning to standardize, plus the participial suffix -ð, yielding an adjective that denotes conformity to a standard.

See also: standardization, standard language, normative terminology.