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

• (majority) majoritet

Related terms

• (grammar) entall