stórri

Stærri is the comparative form of the Icelandic adjective stór, meaning big or great, and is equivalent to English bigger or larger. It functions similarly to comparative adjectives in other Germanic languages. Stærri is used in Icelandic to compare two or more entities, for example maðurinn er stærri en hann (the man is bigger than him). The word appears in everyday language, literature, and legal texts in Iceland and in older texts in Faroese.

In some technical contexts, stærri may appear as part of acronyms or stylized names. One instance is STÆRRI (Spaceborne Terrestrial Atmospheric Earth Remote Research Infrastructure), a hypothetical or placeholder designation occasionally used in discussion of remote sensing initiatives. Such uses are informal and not widely documented, and the acronym does not correspond to a widely known program.

The word also occurs in branding or product names. For example, Stærri has been used as a brand for outdoor clothing in Iceland and by a Swedish mobile network operator, the latter commonly stylized in marketing but not in standardized naming. In some gaming or digital communities, stærri is used as a username or clan tag.

As a linguistic term, stærri is not associated with a specific technical standard or international measurement. In writing and speech, it retains its comparative function and Icelandic spelling conventions, typically appearing in lowercase when used as a comparative adjective.