minoritet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin minoritas via French minorité and German Minorität.

Noun

minoritet m (definite singular minoriteten, indefinite plural minoriteter, definite plural minoritetene)

1. a minority

Synonyms

• mindretall

Antonyms

• flertall
• majoritet

Derived terms

• minoritetsgruppe
• minoritetsspråk

References

• “minoritet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin minoritas via French minorité and German Minorität.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /minoːriˈteːt/

Noun

minoritet m (definite singular minoriteten, indefinite plural minoritetar, definite plural minoritetane)

1. minority (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)

Synonyms

• mindretal

Antonyms

• majoritet
• fleirtal

Derived terms

• minoritetsgruppe
• minoritetsspråk

References

• “minoritet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

minoritet c

1. minority; less than one half of a group

   Antonym: majoritet

Declension

Declension of minoritet
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	minoritet	minoriteten	minoriteter	minoriteterna
Genitive	minoritets	minoritetens	minoriteters	minoriteternas

References

• minoritet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• minoritet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• minoritet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)