ítarlegur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shares a connection with the old adjective ítur (“fine, quite good, pretty, splendid”) when spelled with an í,[1] comes from the Danish yderlig, compare the Swedish ytterlig (“extreme”) and Norwegian ytterlig.

Adjective

ítarlegur (comparative ítarlegri, superlative ítarlegastur)

  1. detailed, thorough, in-depth, elaborate, minute syn.[2]
  2. (dated) fine, glorious, quite good, splendid, marvelous (confer ýtarlegur) syn.
    Ítarlegur hilmir. (poetic)
    A lordly king.

Usage notes
  • May be written as ítarlegur and as ýtarlegur according to Stafsetningarorðabókin (“the Book on Orthography”, 2006).[1]

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ítarlegar hagtölur (comprehensive statistics)
  • ítarlega útfærðar kröfur (detailed requirements)
  • ítarleg forvarnarskoðun (in-depth preventive survey)
  • ítarleg fylgiskjöl (comprehensive supporting documentation)
  • ítarleg rannsókn (in-depth study)
  • ítarleg regla (detailed rule)
  • ítarlegt ákvæði (detailed provision)
  • ítarlega, ýtarlega

See also
  • nákvæmni
  • þaulspyrja (synonym: spyrja mjög ýtarlega; to catechize, to question closely)
  • vendilegur
  • ónákvæmni
  • ýtarlegur

References
  1. Icelandic Web of Science: Hvort á að skrifa í eða ý í í/ýtarlega, í/ýtarlegur, til hins í/ýtrasta? (“Should I spell í/ýtarlega, í/ýtarlegur and til hins í/ýtrasta with an í or an ý?”)
  2. ítarlegur
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