sambærilegu

Sambærilegu is an Icelandic adjective form meaning “similar, comparable.” It is the dative singular form of the adjective sambærilegur, used when the noun it modifies is neuter and in the dative case. In Icelandic, adjectives decline to reflect gender, number, and case, so sambærilegu appears in contexts where the neuter noun is in the dative.

A common usage is in phrases that describe a noun as being similar to something else, often after prepositions or verbs that require the dative case. For example, you might encounter a sentence like ég leita að sambærilegu dæmi, meaning “I am looking for a similar example,” where dæmi is a neuter noun in the dative singular and sambærilegu is its corresponding form.

The base adjective sambærilegur is widely used to express similarity or comparability in Icelandic. Sambærilegu is not a separate noun or a standalone word with a different meaning; it is simply one inflected form of sambærilegur used to match the case, gender, and number of the noun it describes.

In summary, sambærilegu functions as the dative singular form of sambærilegur, enabling Icelandic speakers to express similarity with neuter nouns in the dative case.