þekktar

Þekktar is an Icelandic word that functions as the feminine plural form of the adjective meaning "known" or "famous." In contemporary Icelandic, adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe, so þekktar typically appears before feminine plural nouns. For example, in a phrase such as þekktar konur, the word indicates that the women are well known. In broader usage, þekktar can also appear as part of descriptive phrases or headlines to denote people, works, or events that have achieved public attention.

Semantically, the term is closely tied to fame or recognition and is used across media, culture, and everyday language to identify figures or phenomena that are widely acknowledged. It can function attributively before a noun or, in some constructions, be used in a nominal sense to mean “the well-known ones.”

Etymology: the form derives from the verb þekkja "to know" and from related participial stems such as þekktur, with þekktar representing the feminine plural inflected form in Icelandic adjective grammar.

See also: Icelandic language, adjectives, and grammar.