flest

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse flestr, from Proto-Germanic *flaistaz, derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (full, many), compare Latin plūrimus and Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos), which are used with both uncountable nouns (quantity) and countable nouns (number).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

flest (definite fleste)

  1. most (in relation to number, used with countable nouns)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Adjective[edit]

flest

  1. superlative degree of mange

Pronoun[edit]

flest

  1. most

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Adjective[edit]

flest

  1. superlative degree of mange

Pronoun[edit]

flest

  1. most

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse flestr.

Adjective[edit]

flest

  1. predicative superlative degree of fler

Further reading[edit]