málfræðilegra

Málfræðilegra is a form of the Icelandic adjective málfræðilegur, which means grammatical or linguistic and is derived from málfræði, the study of language structure or grammar. The base term málfræðilegur is commonly used in academic and descriptive writing about language, grammar, and linguistics. The form málfræðilegra is the genitive plural ending of that adjective, used to modify a plural noun in the genitive case.

In usage, málfræðilegra appears in phrases that denote relation to grammar or linguistic analysis in the genitive plural. For example, málfræðilegra reglna translates to “of grammatical rules” or “grammatical rules’,” and málfræðilegra atriða can mean “linguistic features” in a genitive context. These constructions are typical in scholarly Icelandic texts, grammatical descriptions, and linguistic discussions where one speaks of sets or groups of grammatical elements.

The term highlights the distinction between málfræði (the field of study, grammar/linguistics) and the properties described by the adjective málfræðilegur. While málfræði refers to the discipline, málfræðilegur describes attributes or aspects related to that discipline. The genitive plural form málfræðilegra is one of several inflected forms used to express relationships between words in Icelandic sentences.

See also: málfræði, málfræðilegur, grunnur íslenskrar málfræði.