ýtarlegur
Icelandic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editýtarlegur (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
editSee 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?”)