Vísindalegar

Vísindalegar is Icelandic an adjective meaning “scientific” or “pertaining to science.” It is used to describe ideas, methods, and phenomena related to scientific inquiry. The term is formed from vísindi, “science,” with the adjectival suffix -legur, and appears in various inflected forms depending on gender and number. The form vísindalegar is the feminine plural nominative/accusative form, used with feminine plural nouns such as kenningar, aðferðir, and rannsóknir.

In usage, vísindalegar is common in academic and scientific language, for example vísindalegar aðferðir (scientific methods), vísindalegar rannsóknir (scientific studies), and vísindalegar kenningar (scientific theories). The word can emphasize a systematic, evidence-based approach and is often used alongside synonyms such as fræðilegur or akademískur in broader scholarly contexts.

Grammatical note: Icelandic adjectives agree with the gender and number of the nouns they modify; vísindalegar is one of several inflected forms of vísindalegur. The masculine singular form is vísindalegur, the feminine singular is vísindaleg, and the neuter singular is vísindalegt; the plural forms include vísindalegir (masculine), vísindalegar (feminine), and vísindaleg (neuter) in appropriate contexts. The exact form depends on the noun it accompanies.