fler

fler

See also: fler-

Latin

Verb

fler

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of flō

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French fleur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛː/

Noun

fler

1. flower

Related terms

• fleri
• fleris
• floral

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• flere

Adjective

fler

1. comparative degree of mange (English more) (countable).

Pronoun

fler

1. more

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Romanian

Etymology

From French flair.

Noun

fler n (plural fleruri)

1. flair

Declension

Declension of fler

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) fler	flerul	(niște) fleruri	flerurile
genitive/dative	(unui) fler	flerului	(unor) fleruri	flerurilor
vocative	flerule		flerurilor

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish flere, flæster. Cognate with Icelandic fleiri, flestr, related to Latin plus and Ancient Greek πλέως (pléōs), πλεῖστος (pleîstos).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fler or flera, superlative flest or flesta

1. more and most (in numbers)

   De var många, men vi var fler.

   They were many, but there were more of us.

   De flesta kan läsa.

   Most (people) can read.

   Jag plockade fler äpplen än Anna, men Sven plockade flest äpplen.

   I picked more apples than Anna, but Sven picked even more apples.

   Sven plockade de flesta äpplena, så blev det inte så många kvar till Anna och mig.

   Sven picked most of the apples (on the tree), so not many were left to Anna and me.

Usage notes

• Many native Swedish speakers would consider this to be a comparative of mången, månget, många (“many”), which however is a pronoun and not an adjective.

See also

• mer

Further reading

• fler in Svensk ordbok.