hval
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hval c (singular definite hvalen, plural indefinite hvaler)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hval | hvalen | hvaler | hvalerne |
| genitive | hvals | hvalens | hvalers | hvalernes |
Further reading
Icelandic
Noun
hval
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Danish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hval m (definite singular hvalen, indefinite plural hvaler, definite plural hvalene)
- a whale
Derived terms
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.
Noun
hval m
Declension
Declension of hvaler (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Swedish: val
Swedish
Noun
hval