Neutraleres

Neutraleres is a linguistic term used to describe a comparative form of the adjective neutral in some North Germanic language varieties. It denotes a higher degree of neutrality and is roughly equivalent to the English phrase more neutral. In contemporary Norwegian and Danish, the standard contemporary approach often relies on periphrasis (mer + adjective) to form comparatives, but suffixal forms have appeared in historical, regional, or typographic variants.

Etymology and form. The root neutral traces to the Latin neutralis via Romance and Germanic borrowing, leading to several modern reflexes such as neutral or nøytral. The suffixes a language uses to create comparatives vary; while mer neutral is common today, older texts and certain dialects show forms like neutralere or nøytralere, and less commonly neutraleres in written records or linguistic glosses. The exact spelling can reflect orthographic traditions or diachronic sound changes across regions.

Morphology and usage. The affix-based comparative is primarily of scholarly interest, illustrating how adjectives can shift from suffixation to periphrasis or mix forms across time and dialects. In practice, many speakers would prefer periphrastic constructions (mer nøytral) in everyday speech, with suffixal forms appearing chiefly in historical texts, poetry, or careful prose. When discussing neutrality in political or journalistic contexts, most translations render the meaning with more neutral or more neutral stance rather than a fixed form like neutraleres.

See also. Comparative adjectives, Norwegian language, Danish language, Nordic linguistics, orthographic variation.

Note: Neutraleres is not a universally standard modern form in either Norwegian or Danish; its use is primarily of historical or dialectal and theoretical interest in linguistics.