rolig

Danish

Etymology

ro (“calmness”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”)

Adjective

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

1. calm, quiet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ro +‎ -lig.

Adjective

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

1. calm, quiet, peaceful
2. leisurely

Antonyms

• urolig

See also

• roleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “rolig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /²ruːlɪɡ/

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Adjective

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

Inflection of rolig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	rolig	roligare	roligast
neuter singular	roligt	roligare	roligast
plural	roliga	roligare	roligast
masculine plural2	rolige	roligare	roligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	rolige	roligare	roligaste
all	roliga	roligare	roligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• rolig historia (“joke”)

See also

• lustig

References

• rolig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rolig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• ligor