Menge

See also: Appendix:Variations of "menge"

German

Etymology

From Old High German managī, from Proto-Germanic *managį̄ (compare English many, Swedish många). Equivalent to manch +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛŋə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋə

Noun

Menge f (genitive Menge, plural Mengen)

1. quantity
2. multitude
3. crowd, gathering of people

   Synonym: Menschenmenge

4. (mathematics) set

Declension

Declension of Menge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Menge	die	Mengen
genitive	einer	der	Menge	der	Mengen
dative	einer	der	Menge	den	Mengen
accusative	eine	die	Menge	die	Mengen

Further reading

• “Menge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Menge” in Duden online