many

Betekenis

Det

1. An indefinite large number of.
2. Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.

Pron

An indefinite large number of people or things.

Noun

1. A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
2. A considerable number.

Adj

Existing in large number; numerous.

Koppelteken as

ma‧ny

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɛni/

Etimologie

From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“some, much, many”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots mony (“many”), North Frisian manag, manig, mäning (“many”), Saterland Frisian monig, moonich (“many”), West Frisian mannich, mennich (“some, many”), Dutch menig (“many”), Low German männig (“many”), German manch, mannig- (“many, some”), Old Norse mangr, Norwegian mang, Swedish mången, Danish mangen, French maint (“many”), Russian мно́гий (mnógij), Serbo-Croatian and Polish mnogi, Czech mnohý, Scottish Gaelic minig
The noun is from Middle English manye, *menye, from Old English manigeo, menigu (“company, multitude, host”), from Proto-West Germanic *managu, *managī, from Proto-Germanic *managō, *managį̄ (“multitude”), from the same root as the determiner. Cognate with Middle Low German menige, menie, menje (“multitude”), Russian много (mnogo), Serbo-Croatian mnogo.

Sinne

How many people work here ?

The second plane was flown many times by himself and others .

It was a tent like many at the oasis .

The exact shape of the cavity is often dependent on how many lamps are used .

Weakness in the hands and forearms occurs in many people as the disease progresses .

For many years , the town's economy was centered on textile manufacturing .

Like many of Smith's publications , it was dictated to a scribe .

Transistors have replaced relays in many scopes of application since their invention .