flertal

Danish

Alternative forms

• flt. (abbreviation)

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

Inflection

Declension of flertal

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flertal	flertallet	flertal	flertallene
genitive	flertals	flertallets	flertals	flertallenes

Synonyms

• (majority): majoritet
• (plural number): pluralis

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “majority”): mindretal, minoritet
• (antonym(s) of “plural number”): ental, singularis

Further reading

• “flertal” in Den Danske Ordbog
• flertal on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	flertal	flertals
	definite	flertalet	flertalets
plural	indefinite	flertal	flertals
	definite	flertalen	flertalens

Synonyms

• (plural): plural, pluralis

Antonyms

• fåtal

Derived terms

• folkflertal