áætlunar

áætlunar is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic noun áætlun, which means a schedule, plan, timetable, or program. In Icelandic syntax, áætlunar is used to express “of a schedule” or “relating to a plan” in constructions that require the genitive case. It is most common in formal or written Icelandic, such as official documents or historical texts; in everyday speech, other terms like dagskrá are often used for “schedule.”

Origin and form: The base word áætlun stems from the idea of intending or planning, linked to the verb ætl(a)/ætla. The genitive singular form áætlunar arises through standard inflection for nouns of its class. While the broader vocabulary of scheduling in Icelandic favors dagskrá in modern colloquial use, áætlun and its genitive áætlunar appear frequently in formal, legal, or archival contexts.

Usage notes: As a grammatical form, áætlunar functions primarily to show possession or relation to a schedule within a sentence. Common examples include phrases such as “breyting áætlunar” meaning “change of schedule,” or constructions in which a schedule belongs to or concerns a particular entity. Because áætlunar is a genitive form, its exact placement depends on the governing preposition and syntactic structure of the clause.

See also: áætlun, dagskrá, íslenskt mál.