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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse mangr, from Proto-Germanic *managaz. Cognate with Norwegian mang, Swedish mången, English many, German manch. The Danish common gender form is arisen in a merger with the indefinite article en (which has later been added once more, see below).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mangen (neuter mangt, plural and definite singular attributive mange, comparative flere, superlative (predicative) flest, superlative (attributive) fleste)
- (great quantity): many
Usage notes
- Used with indefinite nouns in the singular (now archaic); the plural is preferred:
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References
“mangen” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog