móttökum

Móttökum is an Icelandic inflected form that appears in writing and formal contexts rather than as a standalone English term. It relates to the noun family around móttaka, which carries meanings connected to reception, intake, or admission. In practice, mottökum is understood through its grammatical role in a sentence and the base word it derives from, rather than as a fixed, single-word definition.

In Icelandic grammar, words like mottökum arise from declension patterns that mark cases and numbers. The form is most commonly encountered as part of a dative plural construction, where it helps indicate the recipient, location, or object of reception-related action. Because Icelandic relies on rich inflection, the same root can generate several closely related forms depending on number, case, and definiteness. As a result, the precise meaning of mottökum depends on context.

Usage-wise, mottökum is typically found in administrative, procedural, or event-related texts that describe reception processes, intake procedures, or contact points for receiving people or goods. It is less likely to appear in everyday conversation and more likely to appear in official documents, manuals, or programs where exact references to where reception occurs or how intake is organized need to be specified. Closely related terms include móttaka (reception/intake) and related compounds that express related administrative concepts.