flokkunar

Flokkunar is a term used in the Icelandic language to refer to the act or result of classifying or grouping. Grammatically, it is the genitive plural form of flokkun, a noun meaning classification or grouping. In usage, flokkunar appears mainly in academic and technical Icelandic texts when discussing how items are organized into categories.

Etymology: The root flokkur means group, and the suffix -un forms an abstract noun that denotes an action or process. The genitive plural form flokkunar is used to express “of classifications” or to form phrases related to classification activities.

Usage: In discussions of taxonomy, data organization, statistics, or sociology, flokkunar may be used to refer to sets of classifications or to the process by which items are sorted. Icelandic tends to form specific compounds, so flokkunar often occurs as a component in longer terms such as flokkunarkerfi or flokkunaraðferðir, depending on the text.

See also: flokkun, flokkunarkerfi, flokkunaraðferðir.