hvalur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (sheatfish).

Pronunciation

Noun

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, plural hvalir)

  1. whale
  2. cetacean

Declension

m17 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvalur hvalurin hvalir hvalirnir
accusative hval hvalin hvalir hvalirnar
dative hvali hvalinum hvølum, hvalum hvølunum, hvalunum
genitive hvals hvalsins hvala hvalanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (sheatfish).

Pronunciation

Noun

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, nominative plural hvalir)

  1. whale

Declension

Derived terms