almennri

Almennri is a form found in Icelandic grammar. It is the dative singular feminine form of the adjective almennur, meaning general or common. Icelandic adjectives decline to agree with the gender, number, case, and definiteness of the noun they modify, and almennri appears when a feminine noun is in the dative case, often within prepositional phrases or with a definite article.

A typical usage is in phrases like í almennri umræðu, meaning in general discussion, where umræðu is the feminine noun for “discussion” in the dative singular. The form thus signals both gender (feminine) and case (dative) and is one piece of the broader Icelandic adjective system, alongside other forms such as masculine nominative singular and neuter/adverbial forms like almennt.

Etymology traces almennri to the base adjective almenn-, derived from the same roots that give Icelandic general or common meanings in related North Germanic languages. The form is standard in written Icelandic and appears in formal, academic, and journalistic contexts, though everyday speech may rely on simpler constructions or different inflection depending on context.

In summary, almennri is the dative feminine singular form of the Icelandic adjective meaning general or common, used with feminine nouns in the dative case to express broad or non-specific attributes. See also: Icelandic grammar, Icelandic adjectives, inflection.