hval
Icelandic
Noun
hval
- indefinite accusative singular of hvalur
- indefinite dative singular of hvalur
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- kval
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)
- a whale
Derived terms
Terms derived from hval
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Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.
Noun
hval m
- whale
Declension
Declension of hval (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
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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
- Obsolete spelling of val (clarification of this definition is needed)
Anagrams
- halv, halv-