ýtarlegur

ýtarlegur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• ítarlegur

Etymology

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

ýtarlegur (comparative ýtarlegri, superlative ýtarlegastur)

1. thorough, in-depth, elaborate, minute ^syn.

   Ýtarleg skýrsla.

   An in-depth report.

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

Related terms

• ítarlega, ýtarlega

See also

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

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?”)