tæknilegum

Tæknilegum is the dative plural form of the Icelandic adjective tæknilegur, meaning technical or technological. It is used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the dative case, for example in phrases such as tæknilegum eiginleikum (the technical features) or tæknilegum lausnum (technical solutions). It is not a standalone noun.

In Icelandic grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in gender, number, and case. Tæknilegum represents the dative plural form, and it appears in contexts where a plural noun functions as the object or is governed by a preposition that requires the dative case. This form is common in technical writing, academic discussions, engineering texts, and science communication, where the noun being described is plural and placed in the dative.

Etymology: tæknilegur is formed from tækni, meaning technology or technique, combined with the suffix -legur, indicating “having the nature of” or “pertaining to.” The dative plural ending -um yields tæknilegum.

Usage notes: tæknilegum serves as an attributive descriptor in formal Icelandic and should align with the noun it modifies. It can appear with various feminine, masculine, or neuter nouns in the dative plural, depending on the noun’s gender and the syntactic role in the sentence.

Example sentences: Við skoðuðum tæknilegum eiginleikum tækisins. Við leitum að tæknilegum lausnum. Í skýrslu voru ræddir tæknilegir þættir og tækniþekking sem tengist verkefninu. See also: tæknilegur, tækni, tæknihugtök.