fjöldi
Fjöldi is an Icelandic noun meaning a large number, a crowd, or a population. It is used to describe the size of a group of people or things and commonly appears in phrases such as fjöldi fólks (a large number of people) and íbúafjöldi (the population). In many constructions fjöldi governs the following noun in the genitive, for example fjöldi fyrirtækja (the number of companies) or fjölda starfsmanna (of employees).
Etymology and relation to other terms: Fjöldi derives from Old Norse and related North Germanic roots that
Usage and nuances: The word functions as a mass-like measure of quantity and is widespread in media,