hval

Icelandic

Noun

hval

indefinite accusative singular of hvalur
indefinite dative singular of hvalur

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

kval

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɽ/
Rhymes: -ɑːɽ

Noun

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

a whale

Derived terms

Terms derived from hval

blåhval
hvalbiff
hvalblåst
hvalbåt
hvalfanger
hvalfangst
hvalhai

hvalkalv
hvalkanon
hvalkebab
hvalkokeri
hvalku
hvalolje
hvalross

hvalskytter
hvalspekk
hvalspyd
hvalstasjon
spermhval
vågehval

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

hval m

whale

Declension

Declension of hval (a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hval	hval	hvala(r)	hvalani(r), -ane(r)
accusative	hval	hvalin	hvala	hvalana
dative	hvali, -e	hvalinum, -enom	hvalum, -om	hvalumin, -omen
genitive	hvals	hvalsins	hvala	hvalanna

Descendants

Swedish: val

Swedish

Noun

hval

Obsolete spelling of val

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