Narwal

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German

Narwal

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish narhval or Swedish narval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) +‎ hvalr (“whale”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnarva(ː)l/,
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  • Hyphenation: Nar‧wal

Noun

Narwal m (strong, genitive Narwales or Narwals, plural Narwale)

  1. narwhal (Arctic cetacean)

Declension

Declension of Narwal
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Narwal die Narwale
genitive eines des Narwales, Narwals der Narwale
dative einem dem Narwal, Narwale1 den Narwalen
accusative einen den Narwal die Narwale

1Now rare, see notes.

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