lýsingum

Lýsingum is the dative plural form of the Icelandic noun lýsing, which means description, depiction, or explanation. In Icelandic grammar, lýsing refers to a description or account of something, and it is used in a range of contexts from literature and academic writing to product descriptions and reports. The dative plural form lýsum/ lýsingum appears in constructions where the indirect object or a location described by the preposition is expressed in plural.

Declension and forms

The noun lýsing is feminine and has the following standard paradigm: singular — nominative lýsing, accusative lýsingu, dative lýsingu, genitive lýsingar. Plural — nominative lýsingar, accusative lýsingar, dative lýsingum, genitive lýsingar. Thus, lýsingum is specifically the dative plural form and is used after prepositions or in contexts that call for the dative case.

Usage

lýsingum is typically encountered after prepositions that govern the dative, such as í (in, at a location), af (from), or með (with) when referring to multiple descriptions or descriptions in a plural context. For example, phrases meaning “in descriptions” or “from descriptions” would employ lýsingum in the appropriate syntactic position. The form helps indicate plurality and the grammatical role of the noun within a sentence.

Etymology and related forms

Lýsing derives from the verb lýsa, to describe. Related forms include lýsing (the base noun for description), lýsingar (plural nominative/accusative/genitive), and lýsingarorð, which refers to descriptive words or adjectives. In linguistic or scholarly discussions, lýsingum serves as a marker of number and case within Icelandic syntax.