mangen

See also: mången and mang en

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse mangr, from Proto-Germanic *managaz. Cognate with Norwegian mang, Swedish mången, English many, German manch. The Danish common gender form is arisen in a merger with the indefinite article en (which has later been added once more, see below).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑŋən]

Adjective

mangen (neuter mangt, plural and definite singular attributive mange, comparative flere, superlative (predicative) flest, superlative (attributive) fleste)

1. (great quantity): many

Usage notes

• Used with indefinite nouns in the singular (now archaic); the plural is preferred:

• mangen en mand -- many a man vs. mange mænd -- many men
• mangt et hus -- many a house vs. mange huse -- many houses

Antonyms

• få

See also

• megen

References

“mangen” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog