Tæknilegs

Tæknilegs is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic adjective tæknilegur, meaning technical or technological. It is used to indicate that a noun possesses a technical quality or is related to technology. In practice, it appears in phrases such as tæknilegs efnis, meaning “of technical content/material,” or tæknilegs eðlis, meaning “of a technical nature.” The form is common in technical, scientific, and academic writing where precise modifiers are required.

Etymology and form: The word tæknilegur is formed from tækni, meaning technology or technique, plus the adjectival suffix -legur, which yields “characterized by” or “pertaining to.” The genitive singular form tæknilegs is used when the modifying noun is masculine or neuter in genitive, and it reflects standard Icelandic adjective declension. Feminine forms and other cases follow the usual rules of Icelandic grammar for adjectives, resulting in different endings as the noun-pair requires.

Grammar and usage: Icelandic adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. Tæknilegs serves as the genitive singular form, most often occurring with masculine or neuter nouns in genitive, such as tæknilegs efnis. In other contexts, the base tæknilegur appears in the nominative or other cases, with feminine nouns taking the appropriate feminine endings according to standard declension. The term is primarily used in formal, technical, or descriptive writing to specify technology-related characteristics.

See also: tæknilegur, tækni, Icelandic grammar.