mangen

See also: mången and mang en

Danish

Etymology

From older mang + en, ultimately from Old Norse mangr, from Proto-Germanic *managaz. Cognate with Norwegian mang and Swedish mången.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maŋen/, [maŋən]

Adjective

mangen (neuter mangt, plural and definite singular attributive mange, comparative flere, superlative (predicative) flest, superlative (attributive) {{{5}}})

(great quantity): many a

Usage notes

Used with indefinite nouns in the singular (now archaic); the plural is preferred:

mangen en mand -- many a man vs. mange mænd -- many men
mangt et hus -- many a house vs. mange huse -- many houses

Antonyms

få

References

“mangen” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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