narwal

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English

Noun

narwal (plural narwals)

  1. Archaic form of narwhal.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch narwal, from Danish narhval.

Noun

narwal (plural narwals or narwalle)

  1. narwhal, Monodon monoceros

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Danish narhval. First attested in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑr.ʋɑl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: nar‧wal

Noun

narwal m (plural narwals or narwallen, diminutive narwalletje n)

  1. narwhal, Monodon monoceros

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: narwal

Kashubian

Narwal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish narwal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnarval/
  • Rhymes: -arval
  • Syllabification: nar‧wal

Noun

narwal m animal

  1. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

References

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “narwal”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from French narval, from Danish narhval, from Old Norse náhvalr.

Pronunciation

Noun

narwal m animal

  1. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
    Synonym: jednorożec

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

  • narwal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • narwal in Polish dictionaries at PWN