flertal
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Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
fler- (“more, multiple”) + tal (“number”)
Pronunciation
Noun
flertal n (singular definite flertallet, plural indefinite flertal)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flertal | flertallet | flertal | flertallene |
| genitive | flertals | flertallets | flertals | flertallenes |
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “majority”): mindretal, minoritet
- (antonym(s) of “plural number”): ental, singularis
Further reading
- “flertal” in Den Danske Ordbog
flertal on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Swedish
Noun
flertal n
- (linguistics, colloquial) plural
- (chiefly indefinite form) several, (at least) more than one
- Man har gjort ett flertal försök att reparera maskinen, utan att lyckas.
- Several attempts to repair the machine have been made, without success.
- (chiefly definite form) majority, a larger number
- Flertalet på mötet tänkte rösta nej.
- Most of the people at the meeting intended to vote 'no'.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | flertal | flertals |
| definite | flertalet | flertalets | |
| plural | indefinite | flertal | flertals |
| definite | flertalen | flertalens |