narval
See also: narvál
Catalan
Noun
narval m (plural narvals)
- narwhal
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnarval]
Noun
narval m anim
- narwhal (cetacean)
- Synonym: (obsolete) zuboun
Declension
Declension of narval
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | narval | narvalové |
| genitive | narvala | narvalů |
| dative | narvalovi, narvalu | narvalům |
| accusative | narvala | narvaly |
| vocative | narvale | narvalové |
| locative | narvalovi, narvalu | narvalech |
| instrumental | narvalem | narvaly |
Derived terms
- narvalí
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
narval
- masculine singular past participle of narvat
Further reading
- narval in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- narval in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naʁ.val/
Audio (file)
Noun
narval m (plural narvals)
- narwhal
Paronyms
- Marval
Further reading
- “narval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /naʁˈvaw/ [naɦˈvaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /naɾˈvaw/ [naɾˈvaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /naʁˈvaw/ [naʁˈvaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /naɻˈvaw/ [naɻˈvaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐɾˈval/ [nɐɾˈvaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: nar‧val
Noun
narval m (plural narvais)
- narwhal
Romanian
Etymology
From French narval.
Noun
narval m (plural narvali)
- narwhal
Declension
Declension of narval
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) narval | narvalul | (niște) narvali | narvalii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) narval | narvalului | (unor) narvali | narvalilor |
| vocative | narvalule | narvalilor | ||
Slovene
Noun
narval m
- narwhal
- Synonym: enorog
Further reading
- “narval”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Etymology
From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɾˈbal/ [naɾˈβ̞al]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: nar‧val
Noun
narval m (plural narvales)
- narwhal
Further reading
- “narval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Probably by metathesis from Old Norse náhvalr (“corpse whale”), based on nár (“corpse”) and hvalr (“whale”).
Noun
narval
- narwhal
Declension
| Declension of narval | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | narval | narvalen | narvalar | narvalarna |
| Genitive | narvals | narvalens | narvalars | narvalarnas |
Anagrams
- navlar