Textarnir

Textarnir is the definite plural form of the Icelandic noun texti, meaning "the texts." In everyday use it refers to multiple written works, passages, or documents that are under discussion, study, or analysis. The term appears across literary criticism, journalism, and the digital humanities, where groups of writings are treated as a single set.

In Icelandic grammar, the definite plural form textarnir is formed by adding the definite plural suffix -arnir to the base texti. The indefinite plural form is textar, while the singular is textinn (the text). This pattern is typical for masculine nouns in Icelandic, and textarnir is commonly used when pointing to a specific collection of texts known to the reader or within a particular context.

Usage and context: textarnir can refer to a corpus of works used in a study, a group of textual sources in a project, or the texts cited in a scholarly article. The term is neutral and broad, suitable for academic writing as well as general discussion about literature, media, or archival material. It often appears with modifiers to specify scope, such as textarnir í þessari ritgerð (the texts in this essay) or textarnir í gagnasafninu (the texts in the dataset).

See also: texti, textar, textinn, Icelandic grammar of definite articles, corpus linguistics in Icelandic scholarship.