Rólegri

Rólegri is an Icelandic adjective, the comparative form of rólegur, meaning calm or tranquil. It translates to "calmer" or "more tranquil" in English and is used to compare levels of calmness among people, animals, places, or situations.

In use, rólegri follows standard Icelandic adjective inflection, agreeing with the noun in gender and number. The common construction for a comparison is the phrase "... er rólegri en ..." meaning "is calmer than ...". Example: Hann er rólegri en áður. This form is typically used in both spoken and written Icelandic to describe a greater degree of calm compared to another state or time.

Etymology and form: rólegri derives from rólegur, itself built from ró, meaning calm, with the suffixes that form adjectives in Icelandic. The word thus aligns with related terms for calmness and tranquility in the language.

Usage notes: Rólegri is primarily found in Icelandic texts and speech. While readers may encounter it in translations or linguistic discussions, it is not a term with wide currency outside Icelandic language contexts. As with other comparative adjectives, the surrounding sentence structure and pronoun use determine its exact placement and agreement.

See also: ró, rólegur, calmness in Icelandic, Icelandic grammar.