"fler" meaning in Swedish

See fler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fleːr/ Audio: Sv-fler.ogg Forms: fler [canonical], flera [canonical], flest [superlative], flesta [superlative]
Etymology: From Old Swedish flere, flæster, from Old Norse fleiri, from Proto-Germanic *flaizô, derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“full, many”). Cognate, among others, with Icelandic fleiri, flestr, Latin plūs and Ancient Greek πλέως (pléōs), πλεῖστος (pleîstos). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|flere}} Old Swedish flere, {{inh|sv|non|fleiri}} Old Norse fleiri, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*flaizô}} Proto-Germanic *flaizô, {{inh|sv|ine-pro|*pleh₁-||full, many}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“full, many”), {{cog|is|fleiri}} Icelandic fleiri, {{cog|la|plūs}} Latin plūs, {{cog|grc|πλέως}} Ancient Greek πλέως (pléōs) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|plural only||superlative|flest|or|flesta|head2=flera}} fler or flera (plural only, superlative flest or flesta)
  1. more and most (in numbers) Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: mer
    Sense id: en-fler-sv-adj-i6xDBM1Z Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Icelandic fleiri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "plūs"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin plūs",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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    },
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      "form": "flest",
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    },
    {
      "form": "flesta",
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  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "english": "They were many, but there were more of us.",
          "text": "De var många, men vi var fler.",
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          "english": "Most [people] can read.",
          "text": "De flesta kan läsa.",
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              48,
              57
            ],
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          "english": "I picked more apples than Anna, but Sven picked even more apples.",
          "text": "Jag plockade fler äpplen än Anna, men Sven plockade flest äpplen.",
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          "english": "Sven picked most of the apples [from the tree], so not many were left to Anna and me.",
          "text": "Sven plockade de flesta äpplena, så blev det inte så många kvar till Anna och mig.",
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          "english": "They were many, but there were more of us.",
          "text": "De var många, men vi var fler.",
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          "english": "Most [people] can read.",
          "text": "De flesta kan läsa.",
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          "english": "I picked more apples than Anna, but Sven picked even more apples.",
          "text": "Jag plockade fler äpplen än Anna, men Sven plockade flest äpplen.",
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          "english": "Sven picked most of the apples [from the tree], so not many were left to Anna and me.",
          "text": "Sven plockade de flesta äpplena, så blev det inte så många kvar till Anna och mig.",
          "translation": "Sven picked most of the apples [from the tree], so not many were left to Anna and me.",
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