flest
Danish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [ˈfleˀsd̥]
Adjective
flest (definite fleste)
- most (in relation to number, used with countable nouns)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
flest
- superlative degree of mange
Pronoun
flest
- most
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
flest
- superlative degree of mange
Pronoun
flest
- most
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse flestr.
Adjective
flest
- superlative predicative form of fler.
Further reading
- flest in Svensk ordbok.