mangen

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See also: mången and mang en

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mangr, from Proto-Germanic *managaz. Cognate with Norwegian mang, Swedish mången, English many, German manch. The Danish common gender form is arisen in a merger with the indefinite article en (which has later been added once more, see below).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mangen (neuter mangt, plural and definite singular attributive mange, comparative flere, superlative (predicative) flest, superlative (attributive) fleste)

  1. (great quantity): many

Usage notes

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  • Used with indefinite nouns in the singular (now archaic); the plural is preferred:

Antonyms

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See also

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References

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mangen” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog