skoðaðra

Skoðaðra is an Icelandic grammatical form derived from the verb skoða, meaning to examine or inspect. It functions as a past-participial adjective, describing something that has been examined. In Icelandic texts it is not a standalone lexeme but a declined form that modifies a noun, most commonly in phrases where the noun is in the genitive plural.

As a participial adjective, skoðaðra agrees with the noun it describes in number, gender, and case. The form shown—skoðaðra—appears in the genitive plural. For example, in a phrase like hópur skoðaðra manna, the adjective skoðaðra accompanies manna (genitive plural of maðr, “man”) to mean “of the examined men.” This usage is typical in legal, scholarly, or descriptive prose where it is necessary to specify that a group or set of items has been subjected to examination or inspection.

Morphologically, skoðaðra is part of the broader pattern of Icelandic participial adjectives formed from skoða with the suffixes used to mark tense and participation, then inflected to match the case and number of the noun. Other forms of the same participle include the nominative and accusative singular and plural counterparts, such as skoðaður, skoðuð, and so on, which occur in different syntactic positions.

In summary, skoðaðra is not a standalone noun but a genitive plural form of a past participle functioning as an adjective meaning “examined” or “inspected.” It is commonly found in noun phrases where the head noun is in the genitive plural, illustrating Icelandic’s rich system of participial morphology.

See also: skoða, skoðaður, Icelandic grammar, participial adjectives.