regulære

Regulære is a Danish adjective meaning regular, standard, or routine. It describes something that follows a fixed pattern, conforms to established rules, or recurs at regular intervals. The word is commonly used in everyday language as well as in specialized contexts such as mathematics, science, and business.

In everyday Danish, regulær is used to describe schedules, patterns, or routines. Examples include regulære arbejdstider (regular working hours), regulære mønstre (regular patterns), and regulære udgifter (regular expenses). In mathematical and scientific language, regulær can describe objects or concepts with uniform properties, such as regulære polygoner (regular polygons) that have equal sides and angles, or regulære funktioner that are well-behaved or smooth.

Grammatical notes: regulære is the plural and definite inflection of the adjective regulær. It is used before plural nouns or in definite plural phrases, for example de regulære mønstre or de regulære forholdene. In the singular, forms include regulær for the common gender indefinite, regulæred for definite usage in some constructions, and regulært for neuter singular.

Etymology: regulær derives from Latin regulāris via influences in European languages, sharing cognates with the English word regular.

See also: regulær, regelmæssig, regular (linguistics).