Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en mängd

number, quantity, multitude, amount

Meaning

number; quantity; multitude; amount

In Swedish: stort antal, myckenhet

Forms

Forms of mängd
Singular, indefiniteen mängd
Singular, definitemängden
Plural, indefinitemängder
Plural, definitemängderna

mängd is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mängd, den stora mängden. Check another noun

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mängd in a sentence

  • mängder av vatten
    vast amounts of water
  • en mängd människor
    a number of people
  • resa sig över mängden
    rise above the multitude
  • En stor mängd sand
    Lots of sand
  • En mängd leksaker lades under dynorna där barnen lekte.
    A crowd of toys were pushed beneath the couch where the children were playing.
  • Barnet hade lagt mängder av dockor bredvid sig i sängen.
    The child had put loads of dolls next to it in the bed.
  • Så fort dörrarna öppnades strömmade mängden in.
    As soon as the doors were opened the crowd streamed inside.
  • Mängden av de reella talen.
    The set of the real numbers.

Words built with mängd

  • mängdrabatt quantity discount
  • folkmängd population

Questions

What does mängd mean in English?

mängd means “number, quantity”.

Is it en mängd or ett mängd?

It is en mängd, and “the number” is mängden.

What is the plural of mängd?

The plural of mängd is mängder, and the definite plural is mängderna.

Similar words

kvantitet

Origin

Derived from Proto-Germanic *managiþō, possibly through Danish mængde.

Nearby common words

mängd is number 3,264 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary