notaða

Notaða is a grammatical form in Icelandic derived from the verb nota, meaning to use. It is most commonly encountered as a past participle used as an adjective, conveying the sense “used” or “second-hand.” In Icelandic, past participles are declined to agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case, so notaða appears in feminine singular contexts and in related case forms. The appearance and exact form of this participial adjective depend on the definite/indefinite state of the noun and the syntactic position within the sentence.

Etymology and usage

The verb nota traces to Old Norse nota, with cognates across the Germanic languages. The participial adjective notaða expresses a condition or state resulting from use, and it is commonly found in everyday Icelandic to describe objects that have been used or previously owned. In product descriptions or everyday speech, it can function similarly to “used” in English, though its exact inflection follows Icelandic grammar rules for adjectives and participles.

Grammatical notes

Notaða is part of a broader system where participles agree with nouns in gender, number, and case. While masculine and neuter forms of the participle differ (for example, notaður or notað), feminine forms such as notuð and notaða appear under specific grammatical circumstances. The form you encounter depends on the noun it modifies and on the surrounding definite/indefinite structure.

See also

Nota, notaður, notuð, Icelandic grammar, participles.

References

General Icelandic grammar resources on adjectives and participles.