neikvæðum
Neikvæðum is the dative plural form of the Icelandic adjective neikvæður, meaning negative. In Icelandic, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, and the dative plural form for many adjectives is -um, resulting in neikvæðum when describing plural nouns in the dative case. This form appears in contexts where the modified noun is plural and the phrase is governed by a preposition or a grammatical construction that requires the dative.
The usage of neikvæðum is common in both everyday language and more formal or academic writing, especially
Etymology and grammar notes: neikvæður is the base form meaning negative, and neikvæðum is the standard dative
Related terms in Icelandic include neikvæð, neikvæðni (negativity), and neikvætt gildi (negative value). The term neikvæðum