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)

1. most (in relation to number, used with countable nouns)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

flest

1. superlative degree of mange

Pronoun

flest

1. most

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

flest

1. superlative degree of mange

Pronoun

flest

1. most

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse flestr.

Adjective

flest

1. predicative superlative degree of fler

Further reading

• flest in Svensk ordbok.