hval

Icelandic

Noun

hval

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hvalur
  2. indefinite dative singular of hvalur

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Danish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɑːl/, /ʋɑːɽ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl, -ɑːɽ

Noun

hval m (definite singular hvalen, indefinite plural hvaler, definite plural hvalene)

  1. a whale

Derived terms
Terms derived from hval

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun

hval m

  1. whale

Declension
  Declension of hval (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvaler hvalrin hvalar hvalanir, hvalaner
accusative hval hvalin hvala hvalana
dative hvali, hvale hvalinum, hvalenom hvalum, hvalom hvalumin, hvalomen
genitive hvals hvalsins hvala hvalanna

Descendants
  • Swedish: val

Swedish

Noun

hval

  1. Obsolete spelling of val (clarification of this definition is needed)

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