narhval
Danish
Declension
Declension of narhval
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | narhval | narhvalen | narhvaler | narhvalerne |
| genitive | narhvals | narhvalens | narhvalers | narhvalernes |
References
- “narhval” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- narkval (Nynorsk also)
Etymology
Probably by metathesis from Old Norse náhvalr "corpse whale", based on nár (“corpse”) and hvalr (“whale”).
Noun
narhval m (definite singular narhvalen, indefinite plural narhvaler, definite plural narhvalene)
References
- “narhval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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