agodniejsi

Agodniejsi is a form found in Polish that functions as a comparative adjective meaning “the gentler ones” or “those who are more gentle.” In standard modern Polish, the corresponding and commonly used form is łagodniejsi for masculine personal plural, with łagodniejsze for feminine and neuter groups.

The form agodniejsi is not part of contemporary normative Polish. It is generally regarded as archaic, dialectal, or literary rather than everyday usage. When encountered, it is often in historical texts or regional speech where the older variant agodny (from which agodniejsi would be derived) persisted. Because of its rarity and nonstandard status, many readers would interpret agodniejsi as a misspelling or stylistic choice rather than a current correct form.

Declension, if encountered in a text, would follow the same pattern as other adjectives with a root of similar type: agodniejsi for masculine personal plural, with feminine plural agodniejsze and neuter plural agodniejsze. However, given its rarity, modern writers typically avoid it in favor of łagodniejsi and related forms.

Usage notes: agodniejsi conveys the idea of greater gentleness or mildness, but its nonstandard status limits its usefulness in clear, contemporary Polish. For most purposes, especially in teaching or formal writing, łagodniejsi (masculine) or łagodniejsze (feminine/neuter) should be used. In summary, agodniejsi is an historical or dialectal variant of the more common łagodniejsi.