faglegu

Faglegu is an Icelandic word form that derives from the adjective faglegur, which means professional or expert. In Icelandic, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify for gender, number, and case, and faglegu is one of the inflected endings of faglegur. As a grammatical form, it functions within noun phrases according to the sentence’s grammatical requirements rather than as a separate lexical item with a distinct meaning in English.

The exact interpretation of faglegu depends on its place in the sentence and the noun it accompanies. It is used to express a sense of professionalism or a professional quality when the adjective’s ending is required by case, number, and definiteness. In this sense, faglegu contributes the same semantic content as faglegur, but in a grammatically inflected form appropriate to the surrounding words.

Because it is part of Icelandic grammar, faglegu is primarily encountered in Icelandic texts and linguistic descriptions. It is not used as an independent English word and has no common usage outside discussions of Icelandic inflection and adjective agreement.

See also: Icelandic language, Icelandic adjectives, inflection.