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