flertall

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *flaizô
Old Norse fleiri
Norwegian Bokmål flere
Proto-Germanic *talą
Old Norse tal
Norwegian Bokmål tall
Norwegian Bokmål flertall

    From flere + tall.

    Noun

    flertall n (definite singular flertallet, indefinite plural flertall, definite plural flertalla or flertallene)

    1. a majority
    2. (grammar) a plural

    Synonyms

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