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essential (EN)
lýsingarorð, Nafnorð

lýsingarorð “essential”

grunnform essential (more/most)
  1. nauðsynlegur
    Drinking clean water is essential for good health.
  2. grundvallar- (sem tengist eðli eða kjarna einhvers)
    Freedom of speech is an essential principle of democracy.
  3. ilmkjarna-
    The essential oil from the lavender plant gives the soap its calming scent.
  4. ómissandi (sem líkaminn getur ekki framleitt sjálfur)
    Certain amino acids are essential because our bodies cannot produce them.
  5. Óútskýranlegur (lyf, á sér stað án þekkts orsaka)
    The patient was diagnosed with essential tremor, which has no clear underlying cause.

Nafnorð “essential”

eintala essential, fleirtala essentials
  1. nauðsyn
    Food and shelter are essentials for survival.
  2. grundvallaratriði
    The course teaches the essentials of computer programming.