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Góðir is an Icelandic adjective meaning "good." It is the masculine plural nominative form of góður, used to describe masculine or mixed-gender plural nouns. In Icelandic, adjectives decline to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case, so góður changes form to fit. The basic singular forms are góður for masculine, góð for feminine, and gott for neuter; the corresponding plural form for masculine nouns is góðir (for example, góðir menn).

The word descends from Old Norse góðr (or góður), itself from the Proto-Germanic root *gōdaz meaning "good." In modern Icelandic, góðir is commonly used in everyday language to mean "good" or "kind" when talking about people, objects, or situations. It appears in sentences such as Góðir gestir komu í heimsókn (Good guests came to visit) or Góðir vinir vinna saman (Good friends work together).

As with other Icelandic adjectives, góður/góðir changes form to align with the noun it modifies, so speakers choose the appropriate ending to match gender, number, and case. The article also notes that the adjective can participate in various comparative and superlative forms, such as betri for the comparative and bestur in common contexts, though these forms are not specific to the masculine plural alone.

Góðir functions primarily as a descriptive term and does not denote a proper noun or title. It remains a staple of everyday Icelandic vocabulary, alongside related forms of góður.