Danish

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Etymology

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ro (calmness) +‎ -lig (-ly)

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rolig (neuter roligt, plural and definite singular attributive rolige, comparative roligere, superlative (predicative) roligst, superlative (attributive) roligste)

  1. calm, quiet

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From ro +‎ -lig.

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rolig (neuter singular rolig, definite singular and plural rolige, comparative roligere, indefinite superlative roligst, definite superlative roligste)

  1. calm, quiet, peaceful
  2. leisurely

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Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /²ruːlɪɡ/
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Adjective

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rolig (neuter roligt, definite and plural roliga, comparative roligare, superlative roligast)

  1. funny (amusing; comical), fun
    Synonyms: kul, trevlig
    Antonyms: tråkig, otrevlig
    Han är så himla rolig
    He is so funny
    Att spela fotboll är roligt
    Playing football is fun
    Komedier är roliga
    Comedies are funny
    Om något är roligt så kan man börja skratta
    If something is funny, you might start to laugh
  2. (obsolete) calm, quiet, peaceful
    Synonyms: lugn, stilla

Declension

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Inflection of rolig
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

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