Questions & Answers about Veðrið er sumarlegt í dag.
What does the suffix -legur add to the noun sumar?
The suffix -legur is a very common tool in Icelandic used to turn nouns into adjectives, similar to the English suffixes "-y" or "-like". By attaching it to the noun sumar (summer), it creates the descriptive adjective sumarlegur (summery or summer-like).
Why is the adjective spelled sumarlegt here rather than sumarlegur?
As with all adjectives, words derived with -legur must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they describe. Because veðrið (the weather) is a neuter noun in the nominative singular, the adjective takes the neuter nominative singular ending -t, dropping the masculine -ur to become sumarlegt.
Can I use this same -legur suffix with the other seasons?
How does the pronunciation of the suffix change in the neuter form -legt?