viðurkennds

Viðurkennds is an Icelandic term related to the verb viðurkenna, which means to acknowledge, recognize, or award. Used as an adjective or past participle, it describes something or someone that has received formal recognition or an official award. In practice, viðurkennd or its inflected forms appear in contexts such as awards, credentials, and professional or academic honours.

As an adjective, viðurkenndur (masculine), viðurkennd (feminine), and viðurkennt (neuter) are used to describe nouns and must agree with gender and number. The form viðurkennds is a grammatical inflection that can occur in certain cases within a sentence, depending on Icelandic syntax. Common uses include phrases like “viðurkenndur starfsmaður” (a recognized employee) or predicative constructions such as “hann er viðurkenndur sem fremur starfi” (he is recognized as a distinguished worker).

The noun viðurkenning denotes the act or result of recognition and is widely used for awards, honors, or formal acknowledgments. Plural forms appear as viðurkenningar, referring to multiple recognitions or awards. In official contexts, fjöldi viðurkenninga or viðurkenningar can appear in announcements, résumés, certificates, and institutional statements.

Etymologically, the term is built from the verb viðurkenna and its nominal forms, with viðurkenning serving as the key noun for recognition or award. In English, equivalents include recognition, award, or accreditation. Viðurkennds and related forms are common in professional, academic, and civic discourse when describing officially acknowledged achievements.