samfélagslegu
Samfélagslegu is an Icelandic adjective form meaning “social” or “societal.” It is derived from samfélag, meaning society, combined with the suffix -legur, which yields a descriptor such as “pertaining to.” Like other Icelandic adjectives, it inflects to agree with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case; thus samfélagslegu appears in certain inflected environments, for example in phrases like í samfélagslegu samhengi, meaning “in a societal context.” In English, the term is typically rendered as “social” or “societal,” with nuance leaning toward the collective, public dimension of society.
- The term is common in formal and academic Icelandic when discussing matters that concern society at
- It tends to carry a macro-level connotation, focusing on institutions, policies, and structures rather than individual
- It forms part of several compounds and disciplines, including samfélagsfræði (sociology), and appears in policy, education,
- From samfélag “society” plus the suffix -legur, yielding “pertaining to society.”
- samfélag