blåkval
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
blåkval m (definite singular blåkvalen, indefinite plural blåkvaler, definite plural blåkvalene)
- alternative form of blåhval
References
- “blåkval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From blå (“blue”) + kval (“whale”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blåkval m (definite singular blåkvalen, indefinite plural blåkvalar, definite plural blåkvalane)
- a blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
- 1921, Johannes Lid, “translated from H.L. Sørensen”, in Lærebok i zoologi for millomskulen:
- Blåkvalen er ein av dei. Han kann verta 30 m. lang og er soleis det største av alle dyr.
- The blue whale is one of them. It can grow to a length of 30 meters, and is thus the largest of all animals.
References
- “blåkval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.