stofnað

Stofnað is an Icelandic term meaning “founded” or “established.” It is the past participle of the verb stofna, which means to found or establish. In Icelandic, stofnað is used to describe the act of founding and to indicate when an organization, company, institution, or other entity was created.

Usage and examples:

- As a predicate in passive constructions: Félagið var stofnað árið 1999. (The association was founded in 1999.)

- Attributive use in noun phrases: stofnað fyrirtæki (founded company), stofnað hús (established building). The form may change to agree with gender and number in longer phrases, as in other participial adjectives in Icelandic.

Relation to related terms:

- stofnun, meaning foundation or establishment, used for the act or institution itself.

- stofnandi, meaning founder, used to refer to the person or people who founded something.

Notes:

- Stofnað is distinct from the verb stofna (to found) and from other participial forms that may appear in different grammatical contexts. Its primary function in text is to convey that an entity has been established and to situate it in time, often alongside a founding year.

Stofnað appears frequently in historical summaries, company histories, and formal descriptions of organizations, reflecting Icelandic usage that favors precise dating and clear references to origins.

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