fleirtal

Faroese

Alternative forms

• flt. (abbreviation)

Etymology

fleiri +‎ tal

Noun

fleirtal m (genitive singular fleirtals, uncountable)

1. majority
2. plural

Declension

n5s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fleirtal	fleirtalið
accusative	fleirtal	fleirtalið
dative	fleirtali	fleirtalinum
genitive	fleirtals	fleirtalsins

Antonyms

• eintal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fleire (“more”) +‎ tal (“number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflæɪrˌtɑːl/

Noun

fleirtal n (definite singular fleirtalet, indefinite plural fleirtal, definite plural fleirtala)

1. plurality (i.e., relative majority versus absolute majority) (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
2. (grammar) plural

Synonyms

• (majority): majoritet

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “majority”): mindretal, minoritet
• (antonym(s) of “plural”): eintal
• (antonym(s) of “plural”): total, dualis

References

• “fleirtal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.