fleirtal

Faroese

Alternative forms

• flt. (abbreviation)

Etymology

fleiri +‎ tal

Noun

fleirtal m (genitive singular fleirtals, uncountable)

1. majority
2. plural

Declension

Declension of fleirtal (singular only)
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.