Danish

Noun

flertal n (singular definite flertallet, plural indefinite flertal)

1. majority (more than half)
2. (grammar, singular only) plural number

Inflection

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (majority): mindretal, minoritet
• (plural number): ental, singularis

External links

• “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

Synonyms

• (plural): plural, pluralis

Derived terms

• folkflertal