nægur

Nægur is an Icelandic adjective meaning sufficient or enough. It is used to describe quantities, resources, or conditions that meet a required level and can be found in both formal and everyday language. As with other Icelandic adjectives, nægur participates in the language’s inflection system, changing to agree with the gender, number, and definiteness of the noun it modifies.

Etymology and related forms: The word derives from Old Norse nægja, meaning to suffice. It has cognates in related North Germanic languages, and in Icelandic it remains part of a small set of sufficiency-related terms that express adequacy in various contexts.

Usage and examples: Nægur is typically employed where a speaker wants to indicate that a situation or amount is adequate. It can describe time, space, resources, or conditions, and it appears in both affirmative and negative constructions as a way to convey sufficiency or its opposite when paired with additional quantity or condition expressions.

Grammar notes: In Icelandic, adjectives, including nægur, decline to agree with the noun they modify in terms of gender, number, and definiteness. This means form changes occur across different phrases, and standard adjective declension rules apply.

See also: nægja, to suffice; adequacy; Icelandic grammar.

References: For further reading on the usage and inflection of adjectives like nægur, consult Icelandic grammars or dictionaries that cover sufficiency-related vocabulary.