ýtarlegur
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Icelandic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Danish yderlig and shares a connection with the word when spelled with an ý,[1] compare the Swedish ytterlig (“extreme”) and Norwegian ytterlig.
Adjective[edit]
ýtarlegur (comparative ýtarlegri, superlative ýtarlegastur)
Usage notes[edit]
- May be written as ítarlegur and as ýtarlegur according to Stafsetningarorðabókin (“the Book on Orthography”, 2006).[1]
Synonyms[edit]
- (thorough): nákvæmur, rækilegur, vandlegur, gaumgæfnislegur
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- ítarlegur
- nákvæmni
- þaulspyrja (synonym: spyrja mjög ýtarlega; to catechize, to question closely)
- vendilegur
- ónákvæmni
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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?”)