rolig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
ro (“calmness”) + -lig (“-ly”)
Adjective edit
rolig (neuter roligt, plural and definite singular attributive rolige, comparative roligere, superlative (predicative) roligst, superlative (attributive) roligste)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
rolig (neuter singular rolig, definite singular and plural rolige, comparative roligere, indefinite superlative roligst, definite superlative roligste)
Antonyms edit
See also edit
- roleg (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “rolig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish roliker (“calm, quiet”), from Old Norse róligr. Equivalent to ro + -lig. Cognate with Old Danish rowelig, rolic, Danish rolig (“calm, quiet”), Norwegian Bokmål rolig (“calm, quiet”), Norwegian Nynorsk roleg (“calm, quiet, steady”), Low German rauelik and German ruhig (“calm, quiet”). Compare the shift in meaning with roa (“amuse”), from ro (“peace, calm”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
rolig (neuter roligt, definite and plural roliga, comparative roligare, superlative roligast)
Declension edit
Inflection of rolig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rolig | roligare | roligast |
Neuter singular | roligt | roligare | roligast |
Plural | roliga | roligare | roligast |
Masculine plural3 | rolige | roligare | roligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | rolige | roligare | roligaste |
All | roliga | roligare | roligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
- rolig historia (“joke”)