flertal
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
fler- (“more, multiple”) + tal (“number”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flertal n (singular definite flertallet, plural indefinite flertal)
Inflection edit
Declension of flertal
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | flertal | flertallet | flertal | flertallene |
genitive | flertals | flertallets | flertals | flertallenes |
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "majority"): mindretal, minoritet
- (antonym(s) of "plural number"): ental, singularis
Further reading edit
- “flertal” in Den Danske Ordbog
- flertal on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Swedish edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of flertal | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | flertal | flertalet | flertal | flertalen |
Genitive | flertals | flertalets | flertals | flertalens |