ítarlegur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

ýtarlegur

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)

detailed, thorough, in-depth, elaborate, minute ^syn. ^[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

(thorough):^def. nákvæmur, rækilegur, vandlegur, gaumgæfnislegur
(fine, glorious):^def. fagur, dýrlegur, ágætur

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)

Related terms

ítarlega, ýtarlega

References

1 2 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?”)
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[vis-1] 1 2 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?”)

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