mangen
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editmangen (neuter mangt, plural and definite singular attributive mange, comparative flere, superlative (predicative) flest, superlative (attributive) fleste)
- (great quantity): many
Usage notes
edit- Used with indefinite nouns in the singular (now archaic); the plural is preferred: