útgáfunnar

útgáfunnar is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic noun útgáfa, which covers publishing, the act of publishing, editions, and the publishing house or industry. In Icelandic, the genitive is used to indicate possession or association, so útgáfunnar can be translated as “the publisher’s” or “of the publishing” depending on context. The term commonly appears in bibliographic descriptions, contracts, and legal or policy texts where rights, responsibilities, or activities are attributed to a publisher.

In practice, útgáfunnar is used to refer to the publisher’s activities or rights. Examples include phrases such as útgáfunnar starfsemi (the publisher’s operations), útgáfunnar réttindi (the publisher’s rights), and útgáfunnar skuldbindingar (the publisher’s obligations). It may also appear in contexts describing editions or publications attributed to a particular publisher.

Etymology is straightforward within Icelandic: útgáfa originates from the sense of publication or edition, and útgáfunnar is the standard genitive form used to express possession or attribution to that publishing entity. The form fits the broader pattern of feminine a-stem nouns in Icelandic when expressing relationships in the genitive case.

See also: útgáfa, bókútgáfa, forlagsstarfsemi, útgáfufyrirtæki.