Nægilegri

Nægilegri is the comparative form of the Icelandic adjective nægilegur, which means sufficient or adequate. As a comparative, nægilegri is used to compare the level of sufficiency or adequacy between two or more items or situations, roughly translating to “more adequate” or “more sufficient” in English.

Formation and usage: In Icelandic, adjectives typically form comparatives with standard suffixes and decline for gender, number, and case. The base form nægilegur becomes nægilegri in the masculine nominative singular when used as a comparative. The form follows regular Icelandic adjective patterns and can appear in attributive or predicative positions. In practice, nægilegri is more likely to be found in formal or written contexts and may be less common in casual speech.

Examples:

- Þetta svar er nægilegri en hitt. (This answer is more adequate than that.)

- Útskýringin er nægilegri fyrir verkefnið en áður. (The explanation is more adequate for the task than before.)

Notes: Because sufficiency is often expressed with other terms in everyday language, nægilegri tends to appear in more formal discourse, technical writing, or linguistic discussion. When choosing a synonym, speakers may opt for other expressions that convey adequacy or sufficiency in a given register, depending on nuance and style.

Etymology: The word combines næg- (from nægja, to be enough) with the adjective-forming suffix -ilegur, and the comparative ending -legri, aligning with Icelandic patterns for forming comparatives of adjectives ending in -ilegur.