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Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *managiþō, possibly through Danish mængde.[1] Compare Norwegian Nynorsk mengd.
Pronunciation
Noun
mängd c
- an amount; a quantity or a volume
- En stor mängd sand
- Lots of sand
- a crowd; a number of things collected
- En mängd leksaker lades under dynorna där barnen lekte.
- A crowd of toys were pushed beneath the couch where the children were playing.
- Barnet hade lagt mängder av dockor bredvid sig i sängen.
- The child had put loads of dolls next to it in the bed.
- a crowd; a large congregated group of people
Så fort dörrarna öppnades strömmade mängden in.- As soon as the doors were opened the crowd streamed inside.
- (mathematics) a set
Mängden av de reella talen.- The set of the real numbers.
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References
- ^ “mängd”, in Svenska Akademiens Ordbok, 1945
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