flertall

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

flere +‎ tall, first part from Old Norse fleiri. Last part from Old Norse tal (“talk, speech, number”), from Proto-Germanic *talą (“number, speech”).

Noun

flertall n (definite singular flertallet, indefinite plural flertall, definite plural flertalla or flertallene)

a majority
(grammar) a plural

Synonyms

(majority) majoritet

Related terms

(grammar) entall

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