otal
See also: ótal
Nzadi
[edit]Adjective
[edit]otál (plural etál)
Further reading
[edit]- Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]o- + tal. Compare with Danish utal, Norwegian utall, Icelandic útal, Middle Low German untal, and German Unzahl.
Noun
[edit]otal n
- a large unknown number, an innumerable amount, a myriad
Usage notes
[edit]Often used more as a synonym for många (“many”) in deliberate exaggerations, a bit like umpteen or innumerable.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | otal | — |
| definite | — | — | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |