skoðana

Skoðana is an Icelandic noun denoting the act of examining, inspecting, or surveying something, and in some contexts can refer to the outcome of such examination. The word is derived from the verb skoða, to examine or look at, and is used across academic, administrative, legal, and journalistic language to express systematic inquiry or assessment.

In practice, skoðana appears most often in compounds that describe processes of evaluation or inquiry. For example, skoðanakönnun refers to an opinion poll or survey aimed at collecting views from a population; other compounds may describe inspections, audits, or reviews. The sense is oriented toward method and scrutiny rather than casual guessing.

A closely related noun is skoðun, which more commonly signifies an opinion, view, or belief, whereas skoðana emphasizes the action or process of examination. The term is typically used with definite or indefinite objects, depending on the context, and can be found in both formal texts and everyday language when describing systematic inquiry.

See also: skoðun; skoðanakönnun; athugun; rannsókn.