hval

Icelandic

Noun

hval

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

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)

  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 (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

Noun

hval

  1. Obsolete spelling of val
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