mangen
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
mangen (neuter mangt, plural and definite singular attributive mange, comparative flere, superlative (predicative) flest, superlative (attributive) fleste)
- (great quantity): many
Usage notes[edit]
- Used with indefinite nouns in the singular (now archaic); the plural is preferred: