flertal

Danish

Etymology

fler- (more, multiple) + tal (number)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flertal/, [ˈfleɐ̯ˌtˢal]

Noun

flertal n (singular definite flertallet, plural indefinite flertal)

  1. majority (more than half)
  2. (grammar, singular only) plural number

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Swedish

Noun

flertal n

  1. (linguistics, colloquial) plural
  2. (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.
  3. (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

Declension of flertal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative flertal flertalet flertal flertalen
Genitive flertals flertalets flertals flertalens

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Derived terms

  • folkflertal
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