áætlaðan

áætlaðan is the masculine singular accusative form of the Icelandic adjective áætlaður, meaning “estimated” or “reckoned.” It is used to describe a masculine singular noun that is in the accusative case, typically when the noun is the direct object of a sentence or part of a phrase.

The adjective áætlaður derives from the verb áætla, which means to estimate or to reckon. In Icelandic, adjectives are declined to agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. Therefore, other forms of the same adjective exist for different gender and case combinations, such as áætlaður (masculine nominative), áætlað (neuter), and áætluð (feminine), with corresponding definite forms depending on definiteness and noun ending.

Usage and context: áætlaðan is common in budgeting, planning, statistics, journalism, and other contexts where an approximate or provisional figure is described as a noun modifier. It signals that the quantity or value is not exact but based on estimation or projection. The form is typically found before a masculine singular noun in the accusative, for example in phrases like áætlaðan kostnað (the estimated cost) or áætlaðan fjölda (an estimated number of).

Notes: The word functions as an attributive adjective, and can also appear in predicative positions with the appropriate syntax, for example as part of a passive or figurative construction. As with other Icelandic adjectives, its form must agree with the noun it describes in case, number, and gender, and may shift when the noun is definite or plural.