orolig

Swedish

Etymology

From o- (“un-”) +‎ rolig (“calm”). Rolig, in the meaning calm, is obsolete in contemporary Swedish so rolig is not considered an antonym of this word. (In contemporary Swedish, rolig means funny.)

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Adjective

orolig (comparative oroligare, superlative oroligast)

  1. anxious, worried
  2. restless

Declension

Inflection of orolig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular orolig oroligare oroligast
neuter singular oroligt oroligare oroligast
plural oroliga oroligare oroligast
masculine plural2 orolige oroligare oroligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 orolige oroligare oroligaste
all oroliga oroligare oroligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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